寥若晨星liáo ruò chén xīngas sparse (/rare)as morning stars; few and far between
? ～的職員三個，……(鄒韜奮《經(jīng)歷·一個小小的過街樓》)There were merely three staff members who were few and far between.
? 老教授說，這種動物如今～。The old pro fessor said this kind of animal is as sparse as the morning stars nowadays. 寥若晨星liáo ruò chén xīnɡ寥：稀疏。象黎明時的星星一樣稀疏。形容數(shù)量極少。few and far between, as sparse as morning stars, scattered about thinly |