麟角

Chinese

		female unicorn	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (麟角)		麟	角
simp. ^#(麟角)		麟	角

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): línjiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leon⁴ gok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: línjiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: línjiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: lin²-chiao³
  - Yale: lín-jyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linjeau
  - Palladius: линьцзяо (linʹczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: leon⁴ gok³
  - Yale: lèuhn gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loen⁴ gok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: lên⁴ gog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵn²¹ kɔːk̚³/

Noun

麟角

qilin horn
(figurative) rare treasures; rare things

Derived terms

鳳毛麟角／凤毛麟角 (fèngmáo línjiǎo)
麟角鳳毛／麟角凤毛 (línjiǎo fèngmáo)

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