吉光片羽

Chinese

		an ancient horse-like creature
trad. (吉光片羽)		吉光	片羽
simp. #(吉光片羽)		吉光	片羽
Literally: “feathers/hairs of a mythological horse”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíguāngpiànyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gat¹ gwong¹ pin³ jyu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jíguāngpiànyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíguangpiànyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-kuang¹-pʻien⁴-yü³
    • Yale: jí-gwāng-pyàn-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyiguangpiannyeu
    • Palladius: цзигуанпяньюй (cziguanpjanʹjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gat¹ gwong¹ pin³ jyu⁵
    • Yale: gāt gwōng pin yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gat⁷ gwong¹ pin³ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ged¹ guong¹ pin³ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐt̚⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ pʰiːn³³ jyː¹³/

Noun

吉光片羽

1. fragments of a highly treasured relic