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东鳞西爪
東鱗西爪
dōnglínxīzhǎo
1. lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
2. odds and ends (idiom)

Character Breakdown

东
dōng
east, eastern, eastward
HSK 1 5 丶
鳞
lín
fish scales
20 丶
西
xī
west, western, westward
HSK 1 6 丶
爪
zhǎo
claws, nails, talons
4 丶

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