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寥寥无几

liáo liáo wú jǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) very few
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-55c379e0b870bc05. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

寥寥無幾 寥寥无几 [liao2 liao2 wu2 ji3] /(idiom) very few/

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Other forms in these source records: 寥寥無幾

  • 寥
    liáo

    empty / lonesome / very few

  • 寥
    liáo

    empty / lonesome / very few

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 几
    jī

    small table / (literary) almost

    jǐ

    how many / how much / several / a few

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.