Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「一鱗半爪」—details below.
The idiom 「一鱗半爪」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
Originally it referred to a dragon in the clouds, with a scale showing in the east and half a claw showing in the west, and its full appearance cannot be seen. A metaphor for fragmentary things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī lín bàn zhǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat1 leun4 bun3 jaau2
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