有毛有翼

Chinese

to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
 feather
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
 wing
trad. (有毛有翼) 有 毛 有 翼
simp. #(有毛有翼) 有 毛 有 翼
Literally: “with feathers and wings”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

有毛有翼

  1. (Cantonese, derogatory) to have grown up and become independent

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 翅膀硬 (“to grow up, become independent and no longer listen to one's elders”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 翅膀硬
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 翅膀兒硬
Taiwan 翅膀硬
Cantonese Hong Kong 有毛有翼
Southern Min Xiamen 翼股頭焦
Quanzhou 翼股頭焦
Zhangzhou 翼股頭焦
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