fèng máo lín jiǎo
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  • as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns; rarity of rarities; extraordinary and unusually excellent people

    • zhè zhǒng táo cí xiàn zài yǐ jīng shì fèng máo lín jiǎo le

      陶瓷现在已经凤毛麟角

      This kind of porcelain is like gold dust these days.

    • hǎo diàn gōng zài zhè yī dài rú fèng máo lín jiǎo

      凤毛麟角

      Good electricians are like gold dust round here.

    • gǔ hàn yǔ de zhuān shū fāng wèi cí xì tǒng yán jiū gèng shì fèng máo lín jiǎo

      古汉语专书方位词系统研究凤毛麟角

      The research on ancient Chinese special location words is rare.

    • suī rán bān mǎ hé lǘ zi de hùn zhǒng hěn tè bié dàn yě bù shì nà me fèng máo lín jiǎo

      虽然斑马驴子混种特别那么凤毛麟角

      While a zebra-donkey hybrid is unique, its existence is not that uncommon.

    • bù guǎn zài nǎ ge guó jiā chéng gōng jī shēn gōng sī dǒng shì huì de nǚ xìng dōu shǔ fèng máo lín jiǎo

      不管国家成功跻身公司董事会女性凤毛麟角

      Yet few women make it to the boards of Companies in either country.

    • yóu qí shì zài duì rì hàn zì jiào xué fāng miàn yán jiū chéng guǒ de shù liàng kě wèi shì fèng máo lín jiǎo

      尤其教学方面研究成果数量可谓凤毛麟角

      Especially in the teaching of Chinese characters, the number of research results is rare.

Word usage

  • Note
    "麟" cannot be written as "鳞".