一鳞半爪

lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom) / fig. only odd bits and pieces

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

scales (of fish)

half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half

foot of a bird or animal / paw / claws / talons

(coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc