4 characters Idiom and proverb 23 853

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Let’s learn about the idiom 「寥寥可數」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

Used to describe something that is very small and can be counted.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

liáo liáo kě shù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

liu4 liu4 ho2 sou2

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