"鴻鵠之志" meaning in All languages combined

See 鴻鵠之志 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /xʊŋ³⁵ xu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /hʊŋ²¹ hʊk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 鸿鹄之志 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: See 燕雀安知鴻鵠志/燕雀安知鸿鹄志 (yànquè ān zhī hónghú zhì). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|燕雀安知鴻鵠志}} 燕雀安知鴻鵠志/燕雀安知鸿鹄志 (yànquè ān zhī hónghú zhì) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 鴻鵠之志
  1. (figurative) the ambitions of a great person Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hónghújhihjhìh"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung²-hu²-chih¹-chih⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh_pron": "húng-hú-jr̄-jr̀"
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      "zh_pron": "хунхучжичжи"
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung⁴ huk⁹ dzi¹ dzi³"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung⁴ hug⁶ ji¹ ji³"
    },
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        "Bopomofo"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄓ ㄓˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung⁴ huk⁶ zi¹ zi³"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "hónghúzhīzhì"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
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      "zh_pron": "ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄓ ㄓˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hónghújhihjhìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung²-hu²-chih¹-chih⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "húng-hú-jr̄-jr̀"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hornghwujyjyh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xunxučžičži",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "хунхучжичжи"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xʊŋ³⁵ xu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh_pron": "hung⁴ huk⁶ zi¹ zi³"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh_pron": "hùhng huhk jī ji"
    },
    {
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung⁴ huk⁹ dzi¹ dzi³"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hung⁴ hug⁶ ji¹ ji³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hʊŋ²¹ hʊk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³³/",
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
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  "word": "鴻鵠之志"
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