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Chinese dictionary
as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns; rarity of rarities; extraordinary and unusually excellent people
这种陶瓷现在已经是凤毛麟角了。
This kind of porcelain is like gold dust these days.
好电工在这一带如凤毛麟角。
Good electricians are like gold dust round here.
古汉语的专书方位词系统研究更是凤毛麟角。
The research on ancient Chinese special location words is rare.
虽然斑马和驴子的混种很特别,但也不是那么凤毛麟角。
While a zebra-donkey hybrid is unique, its existence is not that uncommon.
不管在哪个国家,成功跻身公司董事会的女性都属凤毛麟角。
Yet few women make it to the boards of Companies in either country.
尤其是在对日汉字教学方面,研究成果的数量可谓是凤毛麟角。
Especially in the teaching of Chinese characters, the number of research results is rare.
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- Note"麟" cannot be written as "鳞".