凤毛麟角 (鳳毛麟角)
fèng máo lín jiǎo
Pinyin

Definition

凤毛麟角 (鳳毛麟角)
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fèng máo lín jiǎo
  1. lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
  2. fig. few and far between

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主角
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
毛
Máo
  1. 1 surname Mao
毛病
máo bìng
  1. 1 fault
  2. 2 defect
  3. 3 shortcomings
  4. 4 ailment
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
毛衣
máo yī
  1. 1 (wool) sweater
  2. 2 classifier: 件 jiàn
羊毛
yáng máo
  1. 1 fleece
  2. 2 wool
  3. 3 woolen

Idioms (20)

一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
九牛一毛
jiǔ niú yī máo
  1. 1 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a drop in the ocean
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  2. 2 first sign of emerging talent
  3. 3 budding genius
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
千里寄鹅毛
qiān lǐ jì é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
  2. 2 also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛

Sample Sentences

那么多啊！我还以为是凤毛麟角，就那么一两个人呢。
nàme duō ā ！wǒ hái yǐwéi shì fèngmáolínjiǎo ，jiù nàme yī liǎng gè rén ne 。
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