东鳞西爪 dong1 lin2 xi1 zhao3

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

Traditional: 東鱗西爪

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dong1

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西 xi1

zhao3

📖 Additional Information

English Phonetic: skeil
Detailed Definition: n. an ordered reference standard\nn. relative magnitude\nn. the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it\nn. a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin