鱗

鳞
lín
scales (of fish, snakes etc)

CEDICT

  1. a surname
  2. fish (and other scaly animals)
  3. scale (of a fish, reptile, etc)
  4. scaly

Wiktionary

  1. 魚類或爬蟲類等身體表面所密覆的角質或骨質的薄片組織，具有保護身體的作用。
  2. 魚類的總稱。
  3. 姓。如春秋時宋國有鱗朱。
  4. 鱗狀的。

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Containing this entry

一鱗半爪 yīlínbànzhǎo
  1. lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom)
  2. 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
  1. king salmon
  2. Chinook salmon
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)
逆鱗 nìlín
  1. (Chinese legend) a patch of scales on a dragon's neck that grow in the opposite direction, which when touched enrages the dragon
  2. (fig.) sensitive subject or trigger issue that provokes a strong emotional reaction when sb's views on it are challenged
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天平 tiānpíng scales (to weigh things)