拿雞毛當令箭

Chinese
 
to hold; to seize; to catch
to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take
 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. (拿雞毛當令箭/拿鷄毛當令箭) 拿 雞毛/鷄毛 當 令箭
simp. (拿鸡毛当令箭) 拿 鸡毛 当 令箭
Literally: “to hold a chicken feather as the commander's arrow (in ancient times, a customized arrow was used as a token of authority)”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ná jīmáo dàng lìngjiàn
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄚˊ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: ná jīmáo dàng lìngjiàn
      • Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˊ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: ná jimáo dàng lìngjiàn
      • Wade–Giles: na2 chi1-mao2 tang4 ling4-chien4
      • Yale: ná jī-máu dàng lìng-jyàn
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: na jimau danq linqjiann
      • Palladius: на цзимао дан линцзянь (na czimao dan linczjanʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /nä³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ liŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

Idiom

拿雞毛當令箭

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

Synonyms
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