鶴立雞群

See also: 鶴立鷄群 and 鹤立鸡群

Chinese

		crane	set up; to stand	fowl; chicken	crowd; flock; group
trad. (鶴立雞群/鶴立雞羣/鶴立鷄群)		鶴	立	雞/鷄	群/羣
simp. (鹤立鸡群)		鹤	立	鸡	群
Literally: “a crane standing in a flock of chickens”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hèlìjīqún

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄑㄩㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hok⁶ lap⁶ gai¹ kwan⁴, hok⁶ laap⁶ gai¹ kwan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hèlìjīqún
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄑㄩㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hèlìjicyún
  - Wade–Giles: ho⁴-li⁴-chi¹-chʻün²
  - Yale: hè-lì-jī-chyún
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hehlihjichyun
  - Palladius: хэлицзицюнь (xɛliczicjunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hok⁶ lap⁶ gai¹ kwan⁴, hok⁶ laap⁶ gai¹ kwan⁴
  - Yale: hohk lahp gāi kwàhn, hohk laahp gāi kwàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hok⁹ lap⁹ gai¹ kwan⁴, hok⁹ laap⁹ gai¹ kwan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hog⁶ leb⁶ gei¹ kuen⁴, hog⁶ lab⁶ gei¹ kuen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːk̚² lɐp̚² kɐi̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɐn²¹/, /hɔːk̚² laːp̚² kɐi̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɐn²¹/

Idiom

鶴立雞群

(figurative) an outstanding person in a group of common people

See also

群雞一鶴／群鸡一鹤

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