yī lín bàn zhǎo

Traditional: 一鱗半爪

一鳞半爪 (yī lín bàn zhǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); fig. only odd bits and pieces”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom)
  2. 2fig. only odd bits and pieces

Characters in 一鳞半爪

一yī · one鳞lín · scales (of fish, snakes etc)半bàn · half爪zhǎo · foot of a bird or animal

Related words

一one一个a; an; one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely第一first一些some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er唯一only; sole

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