一狐之腋
yī​hú​zhī​yè

best part of something

  • created reference approved 一狐之腋 → 一狐之掖 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一狐之腋 yī​hú​zhī​yè

    一狐之掖 yī​hú​zhī​yè

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 一狐之腋 · yī​hú​zhī​yè · best part of something — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一狐之腋

    yī​hú​zhī​yè

    best part of something

    Literally the fur from a single fox's armpit; used to describe something small but rare and extremely valuable.

    yì​hú​zhī​yè, yī​hú​zhī​yì

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 狐 (literal) → 狐 · hú · fox 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 腋 (literal) → 腋 · yè · fur under the front legs

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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