东鳞西爪

东鳞西爪
dōnglínzhǎo

lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west

    • These fragmentary pieces of evidence are insufficient to prove his innocence.

  2. noun

    odds and ends (idiom)

    • These are just scattered fragments, not a systematic whole.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

The sun rising behind a tree trunk points to the East.

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