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拔根汗毛比腰粗
Mandarin · pinyin bá gēn hàn máo bǐ yāo cū
Meanings
- lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom)
- fig. A is far richer (or more powerful) than B
- (used in a pattern such as A拔根汗毛比B的腰粗 A bá gēn hàn máo bǐ B de yāo cū)
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2–1–4–2–3–1–1 · ba2 gen1 han4 mao2 bi3 yao1 cu1
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