1 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
安于现状
ān yú xiàn zhuàng
1 to take things as they are (idiom)
2 to leave a situation as it is
3 to be happy with the status quo
东鳞西爪
dōng lín xī zhǎo
1 lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
2 odds and ends (idiom)
行行出状元
háng háng chū zhuàng yuán
1 lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence
惊恐万状
jīng kǒng wàn zhuàng
1 convulsed with fear (idiom)
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