鷽鳩笑鵬
Chinese
| kind of pigeon; turtledove | laugh; smile | peng (large mythical bird) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鷽鳩笑鵬) | 鷽鳩 | 笑 | 鵬 | |
| simp. (鸴鸠笑鹏) | 鸴鸠 | 笑 | 鹏 | |
| Literally: “the pigeon laughing at the roc”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xuéjiūxiàopéng
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuéjiousiàopéng
- Wade–Giles: hsüeh2-chiu1-hsiao4-pʻêng2
- Yale: sywé-jyōu-syàu-péng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuejioushiawperng
- Palladius: сюэцзюсяопэн (sjueczjusjaopɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
鷽鳩笑鵬
- ignorance of one's own limitations