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麟角凤距
lín​jiǎo​fèng​jù

rare and precious

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
麟角凤距 麟角鳳距 lín​jiǎo​fèng​jù
rare and precious
the horn of a 麒麟 qí​lín and the spur of a phoenix; describes extremely rare and precious people or things
rare but useless
(literary) describes something rare and precious that is nevertheless of little practical value