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odds and ends; bits and pieces

Word usage

dōng lín xī zhǎo

东 鳞 西 爪

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slmetaodds and ends; bits and pieces
- dōng lín xī zhǎo de shōu jí xìn xī
  东鳞西爪地收集信息
  glean scraps of information
synonym
yī lín bàn zhǎo一鳞半爪 jī líng gǒu suì鸡零狗碎
antonym
bāo luó wàn xiàng包罗万象 jù xì wú yí巨细无遗

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Note
"爪" cannot be pronounced as "zhuǎ" in "东鳞西爪".

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