东鳞西爪

dōng lín xī zhǎo

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 东鳞西爪

东
dōng

east

西
xī

the West

爪
zhǎo

foot of a bird or animal

爪
zhuǎ

(coll.) foot of an animal or bird

鳞
lín

scales (of fish)