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凤毛麟角

fèngmáo-línjiǎo

Traditional: 鳳毛麟角

lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)

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Meaning of 凤毛麟角 in English

fèngmáo-línjiǎoHSK 7–9Syllabus #6621
  1. lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
  2. fig. few and far between

Characters

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HSK words with 凤

凤凰HSK 7–9
毛 on its own →
máo · classifier for Chinese fractional moneta

HSK words with 毛

毛HSK 3羽毛球HSK 3毛巾HSK 4毛衣HSK 4毛笔HSK 5毛病HSK 5眉毛HSK 6一毛不拔HSK 7–9
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角 on its own →
jiǎo · unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 c

HSK words with 角

角HSK 3角度HSK 5角色HSK 5角落HSK 6主角HSK 6角逐HSK 7–9棱角HSK 7–9配角HSK 7–9三角HSK 7–9视角HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences