燕頷虎鬚

See also: 燕颔虎须

Chinese

		swallow (bird); surname; place name	chin; nod assent	tiger's whiskers
trad. (燕頷虎鬚)		燕	頷	虎鬚
simp. (燕颔虎须)		燕	颔	虎须

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yànhànhǔxū

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄢˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin³ ham⁵ fu² sou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yànhànhǔxū
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄢˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄩ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yànhànhǔsyu
  - Wade–Giles: yen⁴-han⁴-hu³-hsü¹
  - Yale: yàn-hàn-hǔ-syū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yannhannhuushiu
  - Palladius: яньханьхусюй (janʹxanʹxusjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin³ ham⁵ fu² sou¹
  - Yale: yin háhm fú sōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin³ ham⁵ fu² sou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin³ hem⁵ fu² sou¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn³³ hɐm¹³ fuː³⁵ sou̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

燕頷虎鬚

to look rich and powerful

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