东鳞西爪

dōng lín xī zhǎo

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Definitions

1. lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
2. odds and ends (idiom)

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Child Words of 东鳞西爪

• 东 东 dōng: east
• 西 西 xī: the West
• 爪 爪 zhǎo: foot of a bird or animal
• 爪 爪 zhuǎ: (coll.) foot of an animal or bird
• 鳞 鳞 lín: scales (of fish)