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東鱗西爪. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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east
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scales (of fish)
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west
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claw
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| trad. (東鱗西爪)
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東
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鱗
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西
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爪
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| simp. (东鳞西爪)
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东
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鳞
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西
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爪
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| Literally: “a scale from the east, a claw from the west”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
東鱗西爪
- odds and ends.