鷽鳩笑鵬

Chinese

		kind of pigeon; turtledove	laugh; smile	peng (large mythical bird)
trad. (鷽鳩笑鵬)		鷽鳩	笑	鵬
simp. (鸴鸠笑鹏)		鸴鸠	笑	鹏
Literally: “the pigeon laughing at the roc”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuéjiūxiàopéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄥˊ

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuéjiūxiàopéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuéjiousiàopéng
    • Wade–Giles: hsüeh²-chiu¹-hsiao⁴-pʻêng²
    • Yale: sywé-jyōu-syàu-péng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuejioushiawperng
    • Palladius: сюэцзюсяопэн (sjueczjusjaopɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵/

Idiom

鷽鳩笑鵬

1. ignorance of one's own limitations