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Open the tool →凤鸣麟出 (fèng míng lín chū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a propitious sign indicating the emergence of a sage”.
凤鸣麟出 is pronounced fèng míng lín chū in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 凤鸣麟出 means “Phoenix sings, qilin appears”. It is used to mean “a propitious sign indicating the emergence of a sage”.
凤凰鸣唱,麒麟出现。比喻贤人出现。