百鸟朝凤

百鳥朝鳳

bǎiniǎo-cháofèng

idiom

Meanings

1 a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix (idiom) — all revere one respected figure
2 name of a famous suona piece
3 name of an Anhui banquet dish

Characters

to pay homage to, to face

Examples

他在行业里德高望重，颇有百鸟朝凤之势。

Tā zàiháng yè lǐdé gāo wàng zhòng, pō yǒu bǎiniǎocháofèng zhī shì.

He is highly respected in the industry — there's a real 'hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix' feeling about him.

唢呐名曲《百鸟朝凤》模仿了几十种鸟鸣。

Suǒnà míngqǔ 《 Bǎiniǎocháofèng 》 mófǎng le jǐshí zhǒng niǎo míng.

The famous suona piece 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix' imitates dozens of bird calls.

Tips

history

From 《太平御览》 quoting the 《唐书》 — a phoenix was seen atop Haizhou's city walls with hundreds of birds following it northeast. Originally 'a wise ruler whom all submit to', later broadened to any widely-admired leader. Also the title of a classic Northeast suona piece and of a 2016 Wu Tianming film.

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

鸟 niǎo

朝 cháo

凤 fèng