一鳞一爪 — “Isolated fragments or scraps of information”
一鳞一爪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “isolated fragments or scraps of information”. A small part of a larger whole; a glimpse of something incomplete. Literally, “one scale, one claw”.
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一鳞一爪 Pronunciation and Pinyin
一鳞一爪 Character Breakdown
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从他零星的描述中，我们只能了解事件的一鳞一爪。
From his sporadic descriptions, we can only grasp isolated fragments of the event.
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Synonyms of 一鳞一爪
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What does 一鳞一爪 mean?
一鳞一爪 (yī lín yī zhǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “isolated fragments or scraps of information”.
How do you pronounce 一鳞一爪?
一鳞一爪 is pronounced yī lín yī zhǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一鳞一爪 literally mean?
Literally, 一鳞一爪 means “one scale, one claw”. It is used to mean “isolated fragments or scraps of information”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一鳞一爪?
原指龙在云中，东露一鳞，西露半爪，看不到它的全貌。比喻零星片段的事物。