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拔根汗毛比腰粗

Mandarin · pinyin bá gēn hàn máo bǐ yāo cū

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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拔: bá · uproot, pull out
根: gēn · root, base(d on); foundation
汗: hàn · perspiration, sweat
毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
比: bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
腰: yāo · waist; kidney
粗: cū · rough, thick, course; rude

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2–1–4–2–3–1–1 · ba2 gen1 han4 mao2 bi3 yao1 cu1

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