very few
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Li á Oli á OK ě sh ǔ, which means that there are few adjectives that can be counted. It's from the residence of people who have passed Zheng mountain by Liu Changqing of Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Liu Changqing of the Tang Dynasty wrote: "the lonely orioles sing in the Apricot Garden, and only one dog barks in the peach garden."
Analysis of Idioms
There are only a few synonyms, but there are many antonyms
Idiom usage
It's easy to count the number of adjectives. But the minister, the minister, the one who resists the chastity and loyalties. (Fang Bao, Qing Dynasty, a letter on the rise of talented people by rectifying accumulated habits). Wang Shihan's poetics compiled in Qing Dynasty: "picking up gold in sand is very few." Ouyang mountain's Three Alleys: "then I carefully observed the few visitors nearby."
Chinese PinYin : liáo liáo kě shǔ
very few
have worked hard and performed a valuable service. láo kǔ gōng gāo
the bee acts as a go-between and the butterfly as an agent. fēng méi dié shǐ
with mild and affectionate words. shuō qīn dào rè
Cut the heart and crack the liver. pōu xīn chè gān
lay more stress on the past than on the present. mù gǔ bó jīn
unable to stand the strain any longer. lì bù néng zhī
return to one 's hometown in silken robes. yì jǐn guò xiāng