寥若晨星 — Chinese idiom
寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng
Meaning
- rare as morning stars
- few and far between
- sparse
Character by character
- 寥liáofew, scarce; empty, deserted
- 若ruòif, supposing, assuming; similar
- 晨chéndawn, early morning
- 星xīngstar, planet; a point of light
Idioms sharing a character
- 寥寥可数 liáo liáo kě shǔ
- 寥寥无几 liáo liáo wú jǐ
- 判若云泥 pàn ruò yún ní
- 危若朝露 wēi ruò zhāo lù
- 口若悬河 kǒu ruò xuán hé
- 呆若木鸡 dāi ruò mù jī
- 噤若寒蝉 jìn ruò hán chán
- 固若金汤 gù ruò jīn tāng
- 大勇若怯 dà yǒng ruò qiè
- 大智若愚 dà zhì ruò yú
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