零ling4星sing1

English

1. fragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces
2. sporadic; scattered
3. sporadic; scattered

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 規模唔大、唔強烈、間歇出現嘅

Examples

• 邊境發生零星衝突。

  Sporadic conflicts happened on the frontier.

• 池塘里漂浮着零星的几片落叶。

  A few fragments of dead leaves floated on the pond.

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