寥ㄌㄧㄠˊliáo寥ㄌㄧㄠˊliáo可ㄎㄜˇkě數ㄕㄨˇshǔ

  1. 數量很少。清·方苞〈請矯除積習興起人才劄子〉：「臣竊見本朝敬禮大臣、優恤庶官還過於前明，而公卿大臣抗節效忠者，寥寥可數。」似寥寥無幾、寥若晨星、屈指可數反不可勝數、不勝枚舉、舉不勝舉、罄竹難書、數不勝數、盈千累萬

英just a very few (idiom)​; tiny number, just a handful, not many at all, You count them on your fingers.
德an den Fingern einer Hand abzuzählen sein