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燕雀安知鴻鵠之志
简 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 · 繁 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志Mandarin · pinyin yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì
Meanings
- lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
- fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
Characters in this entry
- 燕
- yàn · swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
- 雀
- què · sparrow
- 安
- ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
- 知
- zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
- 鴻
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- 鵠
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- 之
- zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
- 志
- zhì · purpose, will, determination; annals
- 鸿
- hóng · species of wild swan; vast
- 鹄
- gǔ · target
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Mandarin tones
4–4–1–1–2–2–1–4 · yan4 que4 an1 zhi1 hong2 hu2 zhi1 zhi4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jin3 zoek3 on1 zi1 hung4 huk6 zi1 zi3
Cantonese word readings for 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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jin3 zoek3 on1 zi1 hung4 huk6 zi1 zi3
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