東鱗西爪

dung1 leon4 sai1 zaau2

lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west · odds and ends (idiom)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
  2. odds and ends (idiom)

Written Forms

東鱗西爪Traditional · Main Form
东鳞西爪Alternate Form

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