(idiom) covered all over with cuts and bruises; beaten black and blue
trad. 遍體鱗傷
Also written 遍體鱗傷【biàn tǐ lín shāng】
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鳞lín
scales (of fish, snakes etc)
逆鳞nì lín
(Chinese legend) a patch of scales on a dragon's neck that grow in the opposite direction, which when touched enrages the dragon; (fig.) sensitive subject or trigger issue that provokes a strong emotional reaction when sb's views on it are challenged
鱼鳞yú lín
fish scales
鳞伤lín shāng
cuts and bruises like fish scales; terribly cut up
鳞片lín piàn
scale (of fish, reptiles etc)
鳞状lín zhuàng
scaly; squamous
鳞甲lín jiǎ
scale; plate of armor
鳞翅lín chì
scaly wing; Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類|蝶类 and moths 蛾類|蛾类)
鳞茎lín jīng
(botany) bulb
毛鳞鱼máo lín yú
capelin
鳞翅目lín chì mù
Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類|蝶类 and moths 蛾類|蛾类)
一鳞半爪yī lín bàn zhǎo
lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); fig. only odd bits and pieces
东鳞西爪dōng lín xī zhǎo
lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west; odds and ends (idiom)
鳞次栉比lín cì zhì bǐ
row upon row
鳞胸鹪鹛lín xiōng jiāo méi
(bird species of China) scaly-breasted cupwing; scaly-breasted wren-babbler (Pnoepyga albiventer)
小鳞胸鹪鹛xiǎo lín xiōng jiāo méi
(bird species of China) pygmy cupwing; pygmy wren-babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla)
鳞状细胞癌lín zhuàng xì bāo ái
squamous cell carcinoma
大鳞大马哈鱼dà lín dá mǎ hǎ yú
see 大鱗大麻哈魚|大鳞大麻哈鱼[da4 lin2 da2 ma2 ha3 yu2]
大鳞大麻哈鱼dà lín dá má hǎ yú
king salmon; Chinook salmon
鳞喉绿啄木鸟lín hóu lǜ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)
鳞腹绿啄木鸟lín fù lǜ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)