How do you pronounce 东鳞西爪?

东鳞西爪 is pronounced "dōng lín xī zhǎo" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

What HSK level is 东鳞西爪?

东鳞西爪 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

东鳞西爪 is made up of the characters 东, 鳞, 西, 爪. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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东鳞西爪 (dōng lín xī zhǎo) means "lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west; odds and ends (idiom)" in Chinese.

东鳞西爪

dōng lín xī zhǎo

lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west; odds and ends (idiom)

idiom

Traditional: 東鱗西爪

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东鳞西爪 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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