few and far between

Etymology
Attested at least since the 17th century. Was originally reserved for physical objects, such as houses, appearing with wide gaps between, but today it is also applied to more abstract things. Being rare also implies that the average gaps between the objects are wide.

Adjective

 * 1)  Rare and scarce; hard to find.

Synonyms

 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:rare

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: harvassa
 * Georgian: აქა-იქ
 * Icelandic: fáir og strjálir
 * Polish: