Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「片鱗隻甲」 and how it’s used.
The Chinese idiom 「片鱗隻甲」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.
Just like a piece of scale and half a claw. A metaphor for a very small part of something.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
piàn lín zhī jiǎ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
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There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
