| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 寥 | 寥 | liáo | liao2 | empty; lonesome; very few | ||
| 2 | 寥寥 | 寥寥 | liáo liáo | liao2 liao2 | very few | ||
| 3 | 寥寥可数 | 寥寥可數 | liáo liáo kě shǔ | liao2 liao2 ke3 shu3 | just a very few (idiom); tiny number; just a handful; not many at all; You count them on your fingers. | ||
| 4 | 寥寥数语 | 寥寥數語 | liáo liáo shù yǔ | liao2 liao2 shu4 yu3 | a few words; in a nutshell (idiom) | ||
| 5 | 寥寥无几 | 寥寥無幾 | liáo liáo wú jǐ | liao2 liao2 wu2 ji3 | just a very few (idiom); tiny number; not many at all; You count them on your fingers. | ||
| 6 | 寥落 | 寥落 | liáo luò | liao2 luo4 | sparse; few and far between | ||
| 7 | 寥若晨星 | 寥若晨星 | liáo ruò chén xīng | liao2 ruo4 chen2 xing1 | rare as morning stars (idiom); few and far between; sparse |