Meaning of 东鳞西爪
东鳞西爪 means scattered fragments; bits and pieces; incomplete segments. Pronounced dōng lín xī zhǎo.
- scattered fragments; bits and pieces; incomplete segments
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
dào道
zhǐ只
shì是
dōng东
lín鳞
xī西
zhǎo爪
de地
jiè介
shào绍
le了
yī一
xià下
qíng情
kuàng况
，
quē缺
fá乏
shēn深
dù度
。
This report only gave a fragmented introduction to the situation, lacking depth.
Tā他
duì对
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
de的
liǎo了
jiě解
yě也
shì是
dōng东
lín鳞
xī西
zhǎo爪
，
hěn很
bù不
quán全
miàn面
。
His understanding of this issue is also fragmented and very incomplete.
Zhè这
xiē些
dōng东
lín鳞
xī西
zhǎo爪
de的
cái材
liào料
nán难
yǐ以
pīn拼
còu凑
chū出
wán完
zhěng整
de的
lì历
shǐ史
tú图
jǐng景
。
These scattered fragments of material make it difficult to piece together a complete historical picture.
Relations
Synonyms