屈指可数 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (lit.) can be counted on one's fingers
• (fig.) very few

Character by character

• 屈qūto bend, to flex; bent, crooked, crouched
• 指zhǐfinger, toe; to point, to indicate
• 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
• 数shǔcount, number, several

Idioms sharing a character

• 卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī
• 坚强不屈 jiān qiáng bù qū
• 坚贞不屈 jiān zhēn bù qū
• 宁死不屈 nìng sǐ bù qū
• 理屈词穷 lǐ qū cí qióng
• 首屈一指 shǒu qū yī zhǐ
• 一弹指顷 yī tán zhǐ qǐng
• 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
• 令人发指 lìng rén fà zhǐ
• 如臂使指 rú bì shǐ zhǐ

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