寥若晨星 liáoruòchénxīng few and far between Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 寥 liáo adjective few (bound form) few; scanty; sparse; very few in number若 ruò adjectiveadverb to seem to seem; to appear to; to be like; to look as if晨星 chénxīng rare (Literary) sparse; scattered; rare; describes something as few and far between as stars at daybreak.