雞毛當令箭

See also: 鸡毛当令箭

Chinese

		chicken feather	to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	arrow-shaped token of authority; instructions from one's superiors
trad. (雞毛當令箭/鷄毛當令箭)		雞毛/鷄毛	當	令箭
simp. (鸡毛当令箭)		鸡毛	当	令箭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīmáo dàng lìngjiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ mou⁴ dong³ ling⁶ zin³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīmáo dàng lìngjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jimáo dàng lìngjiàn
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-mao² tang⁴ ling⁴-chien⁴
  - Yale: jī-máu dàng lìng-jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jimau danq linqjiann
  - Palladius: цзимао дан линцзянь (czimao dan linczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ liŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai¹ mou⁴ dong³ ling⁶ zin³
  - Yale: gāi mòuh dong lihng jin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ mou⁴ dong³ ling⁶ dzin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ mou⁴ dong³ ling⁶ jin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ tɔːŋ³³ lɪŋ²² t͡siːn³³/

Idiom

雞毛當令箭

to treat one's superior's casual remarks as an order and to make a big fuss about it

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:雞毛當令箭.

Related terms

拿雞毛當令箭／拿鸡毛当令箭 (ná jīmáo dàng lìngjiàn)
揸住雞毛當令箭／揸住鸡毛当令箭

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