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牛毛
Mandarin · pinyin niú máo
Meanings
- ox hair (used as a metaphor for sth very numerous or sth fine and delicate)
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2–2 · niu2 mao2
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noun
- (literally) cattle hair
- (figurative) something that is fine and numerous
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