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一鱗半爪
简 一鳞半爪 · 繁 一鱗半爪Mandarin · pinyin yī lín bàn zhǎo
Meanings
- lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom)
- fig. only odd bits and pieces
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1–2–4–3 · yi1 lin2 ban4 zhao3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jat1 leon4 bun3 zaau2
Cantonese word readings for 一鱗半爪. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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jat1 leon4 bun3 zaau2
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phrase
- (figuratively) fragments; odd bits
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