鷦鷯一枝

Chinese

		wren; tailorbird	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	branch; (a measure word)
trad. (鷦鷯一枝)		鷦鷯	一	枝
simp. (鹪鹩一枝)		鹪鹩	一	枝
Literally: “just one twig for the wren to perch on”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāoliáo yīzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄧ ㄓ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāoliáo yīzhī [Phonetic: jiāoliáo yìzhī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄧ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaoliáo yijhih
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹-liao² i¹-chih¹
    • Yale: jyāu-lyáu yī-jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiauliau ijy
    • Palladius: цзяоляо ичжи (czjaoljao ičži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

Idiom

鷦鷯一枝

1. any humble position