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寥寥无几 — “Very few in number”

寥寥无几 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “very few in number”. Hardly any; only a handful. Literally, “Scarcely any; very few”.

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寥寥无几 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 寥liáo
  • 寥liáo
  • 无wú
  • 几jǐ

寥寥无几 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
寥
liáo14sparse, few, desolate
寥
liáo14sparse, few, desolate
无
wú4without, not having
几
jǐ2how many; a few; small table

Example Sentence with 寥寥无几

在偏远的村庄,能上网的家庭寥寥无几
In remote villages, the families with internet access are very few.

Idioms Related to 寥寥无几

Synonyms of 寥寥无几

  • jiǔ九niú牛yī一máo毛a drop in the ocean
  • fèng凤máo毛lín麟jiǎo角something exceedingly rare and precious
  • qū屈zhǐ指kě可shǔ数can be counted on one's fingers

Antonyms of 寥寥无几

  • shǔ数bù不shèng胜shǔ数too many to count
  • wú无qióng穷wú无jìn尽endless and inexhaustible
  • bǐ比bǐ比jiē皆shì是can be found everywhere

More idioms starting with 寥

  • liáo寥liáo寥kě可shǔ数very few in number
  • liáo寥ruò若chén晨xīng星extremely few

Questions about 寥寥无几

What does 寥寥无几 mean?
寥寥无几 (liáo liáo wú jǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “very few in number”.
How do you pronounce 寥寥无几?
寥寥无几 is pronounced liáo liáo wú jǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 寥寥无几 literally mean?
Literally, 寥寥无几 means “Scarcely any; very few”. It is used to mean “very few in number”.
What is the Chinese definition of 寥寥无几?
寥寥:形容数量少。非常稀少,没有几个。
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