有毛有翼

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	feather	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	wing
trad. (有毛有翼)		有	毛	有	翼
simp. #(有毛有翼)		有	毛	有	翼
Literally: “with feathers and wings”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ mou⁴ jau⁵ jik⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ mou⁴ jau⁵ jik⁶
    • Yale: yáuh mòuh yáuh yihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ mou⁴ jau⁵ jik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ mou⁴ yeo⁵ yig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ mou̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jɪk̚²/

Idiom

有毛有翼

1. (Cantonese, derogatory) to have grown up and become independent

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 翅膀硬 (“to grow up, become independent and no longer listen to one's elders”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		翅膀硬
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	翅膀兒硬
	Taiwan	翅膀硬
Cantonese	Hong Kong	有毛有翼
Southern Min	Xiamen	翼股頭焦
	Quanzhou	翼股頭焦
	Zhangzhou	翼股頭焦