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東鱗西爪

简东鳞西爪 · 繁東鱗西爪

Mandarin · pinyin dōng lín xī zhǎo

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

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東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
鱗: Look up this written character
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
爪: zhǎo · claw, nail, talon; animal feet
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
鳞: lín · fish scales

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1–2–1–3 · dong1 lin2 xi1 zhao3

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dung1 leon4 sai1 zaau2

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(idiomatic) odds and ends.

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