秋毫
Chinese
autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing |
hair; drawing brush; (in the) least hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth | ||
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trad. (秋毫) | 秋 | 毫 | |
simp. #(秋毫) | 秋 | 毫 |
Etymology
Originally referred to the extremely fine feathers which birds grow in autumn. Later used as a metaphor for anything in extremely small amounts.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciouháo
- Wade–Giles: chʻiu1-hao2
- Yale: chyōu-háu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiouhaur
- Palladius: цюхао (cjuxao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cau1 hou4
- Yale: chāu hòuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsau1 hou4
- Guangdong Romanization: ceo1 hou4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ hou̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiu-hô͘
- Tâi-lô: tshiu-hôo
- Phofsit Daibuun: chiu'hoo
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu³³ hɔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiu-hô
- Tâi-lô: tshiu-hô
- Phofsit Daibuun: chiu'hooi
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² ho¹³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Adverb
(deprecated template usage) 秋毫
Noun
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