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麟角凤觜

lín jiǎo fèng zuǐ

4-character word Traditional 麟角鳳觜

What 麟角凤觜 means

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

The characters in 麟角凤觜

• 麟línvariant of 麟
• 角jiǎoangle; corner; horn
• 凤fèngphoenix
• 觜zīnumber 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 猎户座

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