寥寥可數 [－－－数]

Jyutping liu4 liu4 ho2 sou2
Pinyin liáo liáo kě shǔ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    少到​數得​晒
    (formal) just a few; just a sprinkling
  2. 近義詞
    寥寥無幾

寥寥可數 [－－－数]

Jyutping liu4 liu4 ho2 sou3
Pinyin liáo liáo kě shǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. just a very few (idiom); tiny number
  2. just a handful
  3. not many at all
  4. You count them on your fingers.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    very few
    (syn.) 屈指可數, 寥若晨星, 寥寥无几, 屈指可数, 寥寥無幾
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今时今日仲住喺棚屋嘅水上人已经寥寥可数。
    今時今日仲住喺棚屋嘅水上人已經寥寥可數。
    gam1 si4 gam1 jat6 zung6 zyu6 hai2 paang4 uk1 ge3 seoi2 soeng6 jan4 ji5 ging1 liu4 liu4 ho2 sou2.
    • Nowadays only few marine people still live in pang uk.
  2. Cantonese
    寥寥可数
    寥寥可數
    liu4 liu4 ho2 sou2
    • just a few; just a sprinkling