东鳞西爪 dōng lín xī zhǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
  2. odds and ends (idiom)

CHARACTERS

东 dōng
HSK 1
east, eastern, eastward
鳞 lín fish scales
西 xī
HSK 1
west(ern); westward, occident
爪 zhǎo claw, nail, talon; animal feet