凤毛麟角 in English feng4 mao2 lin2 jiao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically few and far between

Simplified Characters

凤 毛 麟 角

Traditional Characters

鳳 毛 麟 角

Pinyin

feng4 mao2 lin2 jiao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

凤feng4surname Feng 毛mao2surname Mao 麟lin2variant of 麟[lin2] 角jiao3surname Jue