一毛不拔

yī máo bù bá

HSK 7freq #75450

Meanings

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yī máo bù bá

1.(lit.) unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)
2.(fig.) extremely stingy

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Wiktionary

1.very stingy

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Etymology

From Mencius's comment about Yangism

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Stroke order

Components

一㇐

毛㇒二㇟

不丆卜

拔扌犮

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Characters

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Synonyms

一圓拍卌八結一圆拍卌八结一圓拍卌九結一圆拍卌九结

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Derived terms

梁新記牙刷——一毛不拔鐵公雞铁公鸡

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