凤 ㄈㄥ ˋ fèng 毛 ㄇㄠ ˊ máo 麟 ㄌㄧㄣ ˊ lín 角 ㄐㄧㄠ ˇ jiǎo 鳳 ㄈㄥ ˋ fèng 毛 ㄇㄠ ˊ máo 麟 ㄌㄧㄣ ˊ lín 角 ㄐㄧㄠ ˇ jiǎo lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) fig. few and far between