解剖麻雀 in English jie3 pou1 ma2 que4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to dissect a sparrow
  • (metaphorically) to examine a typical case as the basis for making a generalization

Simplified Characters

解 剖 麻 雀

Traditional Characters

解 剖 麻 雀

Pinyin

jie3 pou1 ma2 que4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

解jie3surname Xie 剖pou1to cut open 麻ma2variant of 麻[ma2] 雀que4a freckle