yī lín bàn zhǎodictionary entry
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lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom) / fig. only odd bits and pieces
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Original source entry:

一鱗半爪 一鳞半爪 [yi1 lin2 ban4 zhao3] /lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom)/fig. only odd bits and pieces/

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