Word information
Simplified凤毛麟角
Traditional鳳毛麟角
Pinyinfèngmáo-línjiǎo
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
凤毛麟角
fèngmáo-línjiǎo · lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom); fig. few and far between
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