一鳞半爪
一鳞半爪
yī lín bàn zhuǎ
lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
idiom
Traditional: 一鱗半爪
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- (idiom) lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
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Related Words
东鳞西爪(dōng lín xī zhǎo)— lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
→半条命(bàn tiáo mìng)— half a life
→一掷千金(yī zhì qiān jīn)— lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
→一枝独秀(yī zhī dú xiù)— lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
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