guāng
piàn

idiom
literary

Meaning of 吉光片羽

吉光片羽 means a tiny remnant; a precious fragment. Pronounced jí guāng piàn yǔ.

  • a tiny remnant; a precious fragment

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
suī
cán
quē
 
dàn
jǐn
cún
de
guāng
piàn
jià
zhí
lián
chéng
 

Although this ancient text is incomplete, the precious surviving fragments are invaluable.

guǎn
zhǎn
chū
de
qín
jiǎn
 
wèi
shì
shǐ
de
guāng
piàn
 

The Qin dynasty bamboo slips on display in the museum can be considered precious surviving fragments of history.

shōu
cáng
de
zhè
huà
 
suī
fēi
quán
zuò
 
shì
guāng
piàn
 
zhēn
guì
 

Although not the complete work, this painting in his collection is a precious fragment and is immensely valuable.