怪兽 怪獸 guài shòu rare animal / mythical animal / monster 香水 xiāng shuǐ perfume / cologne syn 罕见 罕見 hǎn jiàn rare / rarely seen syn 难得 難得 nán dé seldom / rare / hard to come by syn 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn rare / seldom seen / (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you syn 尤物 yóu wù rarity / rare object / rare person / extraordinarily beautiful woman syn 香料 xiāng liào spice / flavoring / condiment / perfume syn 个别 個別 gè bié individually / one by one / just one or two / exceptional / rare syn 稀有 xī yǒu uncommon / rare syn 珍藏 zhēn cáng a collection of rare and valuable items / to collect (such items) syn 千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng extremely rare (idiom) / once in a blue moon syn 稀奇 xī qí rare / strange syn 稀罕 xī han rare / uncommon / rare thing / rarity / to value as a rarity / to cherish / Taiwan pr. [xi1han3] syn 少有 shǎo yǒu rare / infrequent syn 芬芳 fēn fāng perfume / fragrant syn 闻所未闻 聞所未聞 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of / an extremely rare and unprecedented event syn 名贵 名貴 míng guì famous and valuable / rare / precious syn 稀少 xī shǎo sparse / rare syn 殊荣 殊榮 shū róng special glory / distinction / rare honor / one's laurels / it's a privilege (to meet you) syn 异物 異物 yì wù rarity / rare delicacy / foreign matter / alien body / the dead / ghost / monstrosity / alien life-form syn 秘籍 mì jí rare book / cheat code (video games) syn 珍稀 zhēn xī rare / precious and uncommon syn 不可多得 bù kě duō dé hard to come by / rare syn 稀世 xī shì rare syn 珍奇 zhēn qí rare / strange syn 瑰宝 瑰寶 guī bǎo a treasure / a rare and valuable thing syn 难能可贵 難能可貴 nán néng kě guì rare and precious / valuable / remarkable syn 眼福 yǎn fú a treat for the eyes / the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful 稀土 xī tǔ rare earth (chemistry) 奇绝 奇絕 qí jué strange / rare / bizarre syn 凤毛麟角 鳳毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between syn 奇珍 qí zhēn a rare treasure / sth priceless and unique 元宝 元寶 yuán bǎo a silver or gold ingot / mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship) / a name for ancient currency / a rare genius syn 四溢 sì yì (of a perfume or a foul odor) permeating the whole place / (of grease etc) dripping everywhere / flowing all over the place 善本 shàn běn old book / good book / reliable book / rare book 高才 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability 珍馐 珍饈 zhēn xiū delicacy / dainties / rare foodstuff syn 奇货可居 奇貨可居 qí huò kě jū rare commodity worth hoarding / object for profiteering syn 香 xiāng fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1] syn 芬 fēn perfume / fragrance 稀 xī rare / uncommon / watery / sparse syn 罕 hǎn rare syn 菰 gū Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1bai2sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus / (variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom syn 铁树开花 鐵樹開花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence syn 秘本 祕本 mì běn a treasured rare book syn 寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng rare as morning stars (idiom) / few and far between / sparse syn 稀土元素 xī tǔ yuán sù rare earth element (chemistry) 玮 瑋 wěi (reddish jade) / precious / rare syn 祎 禕 yī excellent / precious / rare / fine / (used in given names) 人迹罕至 人跡罕至 rén jì hǎn zhì lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom) / fig. off the beaten track / lonely / deserted syn 珍异 珍異 zhēn yì rare / precious and odd syn 稀有元素 xī yǒu yuán sù (chemistry) rare element 奇花异卉 奇花異卉 qí huā yì huì exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom) syn 鱻 xiān fresh / rare 口齿生香 口齒生香 kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng eloquence that generates perfume (idiom) / profound and significant text 稀有气体 稀有氣體 xī yǒu qì tǐ rare gas / noble gas (chemistry) 奇珍异宝 奇珍異寶 qí zhēn yì bǎo rare treasure (idiom) syn 奇葩异卉 奇葩異卉 qí pā yì huì rare and exotic flora (idiom) 沅江九肋 yuán jiāng jiǔ lèi rare talent / lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river 珍禽奇兽 珍禽奇獸 zhēn qín qí shòu rare animals and birds 空谷足音 kōng gǔ zú yīn lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom) / fig. sth hard to come by / sth wonderful and rare 时距曲线 time-distance curve / T-X curve / traveltime curve / hodochrone (rare) / hodograph (rare) 棻 fēn aromatic wood / perfume / fragrance 棻芳 fēn fāng perfume / fragrant 香液 xiāng yè perfume / balsam 香腺 xiāng xiàn perfume gland / musk gland 说你胖你就喘 說你胖你就喘 shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) / fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) / flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed 香氛 xiāng fēn fragrance / perfume 锕系元素 錒系元素 ā xì yuán sù actinoids (rare earth series), namely: actinium Ac89 錒|锕[a1], thorium Th90 釷|钍[tu3], protoactinium Pa91 鏷|镤[pu2], uranium U92 鈾|铀[you2], neptunium Ne93 鎿|镎[na2], plutonium Pu94 鈈|钚[bu4], americium Am95 鎇|镅[mei2], curium Cm96 鋦|锔[ju2], berkelium Bk97 錇|锫[pei2], californium Cf98 鐦|锎[kai1], einsteinium Es99 鎄|锿[ai1], fermium Fm100 鐨|镄[fei4], mendelevium Md101 鍆|钔[men2], nobelium No102 鍩|锘[nuo4], lawrencium Lr103 鐒|铹[lao2] 尟 xiǎn few / rare 禕 yī excellent / precious / rare 稀土金属 稀土金屬 xī tǔ jīn shǔ rare earth element 三分熟 sān fēn shú medium rare (of steak) 人迹罕 人跡罕 rén jì hǎn lit. men's footprints are rare / off the beaten track 容华绝代 容華絕代 róng huá jué dài to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom) 树獭 樹獺 shù tǎ (zoology) sloth (rare – the standard term is 樹懶|树懒[shu4lan3]) 烟雾症 煙霧症 yān wù zhèng moyamoya disease (rare brain disease first diagnosed in Japan) 罕有 hǎn yǒu to rarely have / rare 袮 mi used in rare Japanese place names such as 袮宜町 Minorimachi and 袮宜田 Minorita 镧系元素 鑭系元素 lán xì yuán sù lanthanoid (rare earth series), namely: lanthanum La57 鑭|镧[lan2], cerium Ce58 鈰|铈[shi4], praseodymium Pr59 鐠|镨[pu3], neodymium Nd60 釹|钕[nu:3], promethium Pm61 鉕|钷[po3], samarium Sm62 釤|钐[shan1], europium Eu63 銪|铕[you3], gadolinium Gd64 釓|钆[ga2], terbium Tb65 鋱|铽[te4], dysprosium Dy66 鏑|镝[di1], holmium Ho67 鈥|钬[huo3], erbium Er68 鉺|铒[er3], thulium Tm69 銩|铥[diu1], ytterbium Yb70 鐿|镱[yi4], lutetium Lu71 鑥|镥[lu3] 高材 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability 龙肝凤胆 龍肝鳳膽 lóng gān fèng dǎn rare food / ambrosia (delicacy) 稀有物种 稀有分类群 稀有物種 稀有分類群 rare taxon 欧洲稀有受威胁和特产植物清单 歐洲稀有受威脅和特產植物清單 List of Rare, Threatened and Endemic Plants in Europe 个例 個例 gè lì specific example / rare instance 一分熟 yī fēn shú rare (of steak) 