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寥若晨星 (liu4 joek6 san4 sing1) — very few; as few as the stars at dawn; fe and far between in Cantonese

liuˎ₄寥joekˍ₆若sanˎ₄晨singˉ¹星
Mandarin Pinyin: liao2 ruo4 chen2 xing1

Meaning of 寥若晨星

nounvery few; as few as the stars at dawn; fe and far between

Characters in 寥若晨星

寥liu4
silent; empty; desolate
若joek6
if; supposing; assuming
晨san4
early morning; daybreak; morning
星sing1
droplets; small particles of anything; very tiny

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