一鳞半爪
yī​lín​bàn​zhǎo

bits and pieces

  • created sense approved 一鳞半爪/一鱗半爪 · yī​lín​bàn​zhǎo · bits and pieces — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一鳞半爪 / 一鱗半爪

    yī​lín​bàn​zhǎo

    bits and pieces

    (idiom) odd bits and fragments; literally "one scale and half a claw," referring to a dragon partially hidden in clouds where only small parts can be seen, describing something incomplete or a tiny fraction of a larger whole

    yì​lín​bàn​zhǎo, yī​lín​bàn​zhuǎ

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 鳞 (literal) → 鳞/鱗 · lín · scales 半 (literal) → 半 · bàn · half 爪 (literal) → 爪 · zhǎo · claw

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

    created sense