新鲜 | xīn xiān | fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness / novel / uncommon | |
稀有 | xī yǒu | uncommon | |
稀罕 | xī han | rare / uncommon / rarity / to value as a rarity / to cherish / Taiwan pr. [xi1 han3] | |
稀 | xī | rare / uncommon / watery / sparse | |
珍稀 | zhēn xī | rare / precious and uncommon | |
蜀犬吠日 | Shǔ quǎn fèi rì | lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom) / fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things / alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day | |
熟词僻义 | shú cí pì yì | uncommon meaning of a common word |