东鳞西爪 Traditional 東鱗西爪 dōng lín xī zhǎo 🔊 lit. a dragon's scale from the east and… + Keep this word Meanings dōng lín xī zhǎo 東鱗西爪 lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the westodds and ends (idiom) Its characters 东dōngeastHSK 3鳞línscales (of fish, snakes etc)西xīwestHSK 3爪zhǎofoot of a bird or animal