天粟馬角

See also: 天粟马角

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	grain; millet	horse; surname	horn
trad. (天粟馬角)		天	粟	馬	角
simp. (天粟马角)		天	粟	马	角
Literally: “Grains or millet falling from the sky, and horses growing horns”.

Etymology

See 天雨粟，馬生角／天雨粟，马生角 (tiān yù sù, mǎ shēng jiǎo).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tiānsùmǎjiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tiānsùmǎjiǎo [Phonetic: tiānsùmájiǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tiansùmǎjiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-su⁴-ma³-chiao³
  - Yale: tyān-sù-mǎ-jyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiansuhmaajeau
  - Palladius: тяньсумацзяо (tjanʹsumaczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ su⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

天粟馬角

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