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曲高和寡

qǔ gāo hè guǎ

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Definitions

  1. 1. difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
  2. 2. highbrow

Child Words of 曲高和寡

和
huò

to mix (ingredients) together

和
hè

to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence

曲
qū

bent

曲
qǔ

tune

寡
guǎ

few

高
gāo

high

和
huó

to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water

和
hé

(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [hàn])

和
hú

to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards