粵

鳳fung6毛mou4麟leon4角gok3

simp凤毛麟角
fung6 mou4 leon4 gok3fèng máo lín jiǎo

English

  1. lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
  2. fig. few and far between
  3. very rare

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻稀罕珍貴嘅人、物

Examples

  • 能夠做到呢樣嘢嘅人真係鳳毛麟角。

    People who can do this are very rare.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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