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Mandarin · pinyin háo máo

fine hair (on the body); down
(often used figuratively as in 動毫毛 dòng háo máo "to harm sb in the slightest way")

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毫: háo · fine hair; measure of length
毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse

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2–2 · hao2 mao2

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noun

soft hair on the body

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