天粟馬角

See also: 天粟马角

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	grain; millet	horse; surname	horn
trad. (天粟馬角)		天	粟	馬	角
simp. (天粟马角)		天	粟	马	角
Literally: “Grains or millet falling from the sky, and horses growing horns”.

Etymology

See 天雨粟，馬生角／天雨粟，马生角 (tiān yù sù, mǎ shēng jiǎo).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiānsùmǎjiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiānsùmǎjiǎo [Phonetic: tiānsùmájiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiansùmǎjiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-su⁴-ma³-chiao³
    • Yale: tyān-sù-mǎ-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiansuhmaajeau
    • Palladius: тяньсумацзяо (tjanʹsumaczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ su⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

天粟馬角

1. unfeasibility