一鱗半爪

yīlínbànzhǎo

lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom) fig. only odd bits and pieces

大鱗大馬哈魚

dàlíndámǎhǎyú

see 大鱗大麻哈魚 dàlíndámáhǎyú

大鱗大麻哈魚

dàlíndámáhǎyú

king salmon Chinook salmon

東鱗西爪

dōnglínxīzhǎo

lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west odds and ends (idiom)

逆鱗

nìlín

(Chinese legend) a patch of scales on a dragon's neck that grow in the opposite direction, which when touched enrages the dragon (fig.) sensitive subject or trigger issue that provokes a strong emotional reaction when sb's views on it are challenged

魚鱗

yúlín

fish scales

鱗傷

línshāng

cuts and bruises like fish scales terribly cut up

鱗喉綠啄木鳥

línhóulǜzhuómùniǎo

(bird species of China) streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)

鱗片

línpiàn

scale (of fish, reptiles etc)

鱗狀

línzhuàng

scaly squamous

鱗甲

línjiǎ

scale plate of armor

鱗翅

línchì

scaly wing Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類 and moths 蛾類)

鱗胸鷦鶥

línxiōngjiāoméi

(bird species of China) scaly-breasted cupwing; scaly-breasted wren-babbler (Pnoepyga albiventer)

鱗腹綠啄木鳥

línfùlǜzhuómùniǎo

(bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)

鱗莖

línjīng

(botany) bulb

龍鱗

lónglín

細鱗鯻

xìlínlà

鱗石英

línshíyīng

鱗魨

líntún

鱗次

líncì

鱗爪

línzhǎo

戢鱗

jílín

鱗癌

lín'ái

東鱗西爪

dōnglínxīzhuǎ

白鱗魚

báilínyú

鱗波

línbō

天平

tiānpíng

scales (to weigh things)