麟角鳳觜

麟角凤觜
línjiǎofèngzuǐ
  1. lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom)
  2. fig. rara avis
  3. rarity

CEDICT

比喻珍異罕有的東西。唐．杜甫〈病後遇王倚飲贈歌〉：「麟角鳳觜世莫識，煎膠續弦奇自見。」也作「麟角鳳嘴」。

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Entry Composition

1 麟角 línjiǎo
  1. (figurative) rare treasures; rare things
  2. qilin horn
  3. rare treasures; rare things
2 鳳 fèng phoenix
3 觜 zuǐ variant of 嘴 zuǐ

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尤物 yóuwù
  1. rarity
  2. rare object
  3. rare person
  4. extraordinarily beautiful woman
異物 yìwù
  1. rarity
  2. rare delicacy
  3. foreign matter
  4. alien body
  5. the dead
  6. ghost
  7. monstrosity
  8. alien life-form