一鱗半爪

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	scales (of fish)	half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	claw
trad. (一鱗半爪)		一	鱗	半	爪
simp. (一鳞半爪)		一	鳞	半	爪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīlínbànzhǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ leon⁴ bun³ zaau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīlínbànzhǎo [Phonetic: yìlínbànzhǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ilinbannjao
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ lin³⁵ pa̠n⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ leon⁴ bun³ zaau²
  - Yale: yāt lèuhn bun jáau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ loen⁴ bun³ dzaau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ lên⁴ bun³ zao²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ lɵn²¹ puːn³³ t͡saːu̯³⁵/

Idiom

一鱗半爪

(figuratively) Synonym of 一鱗一爪／一鳞一爪 (“odd bits; fragments”).

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