| 凤毛麟角 |
fèng máo lín jiǎo |
lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between |
| 凤 |
Fèng |
surname Feng |
| 凤 |
fèng |
phoenix |
| 毛 |
Máo |
surname Mao |
| 毛 |
máo |
hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分) |
| 麟 |
lín |
variant of 麟 |
| 麟 |
lín |
see 麒麟 |
| 角 |
Jué |
surname Jue |
| 角 |
jiǎo |
angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL:个 |
| 角 |
jué |
role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale |