东鳞西爪

東鱗西爪
dōnglínxīzhǎo
  1. lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
  2. odds and ends (idiom)

CEDICT

Homographs

东鳞西爪 dōnglínxīzhuǎ

Entry Composition

1 东 dōng
  1. east
  2. host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
  3. landlord
2 鳞 lín scales (of fish, snakes etc)
3 西 xī west
4 爪 zhǎo
  1. foot of a bird or animal
  2. paw
  3. claws
  4. talons

Related entries

散件 sǎnjiàn
  1. spare parts
  2. odds and ends
零碎 língsuì
  1. scattered and fragmentary
  2. scraps
  3. odds and ends