(idiom) chicken feathers and garlic skins; trivial matters of no value or importance

A tool for dusting made of chicken feathers tied to a piece of rattan or a bamboo stick.

(historical) an urgent letter or official document with a feather attached to it to signal that it must be delivered with the utmost speed

a handheld duster made from chicken feathers used for cleaning furniture

a handheld cleaning tool made of feathers attached to a handle, used for removing dust

To use a minor pretext or a superior's casual remark as a token of authority to issue orders or boss others around

Used to describe a miracle or achieving something that seemed impossible, literally meaning "chicken feathers flying up to the sky"; to do something that has never been done before.

(xiehouyu) To be incredibly bold or audacious. This is a pun on the literal image of tying chicken feathers to a flagpole to make a massive feather duster [[鸡毛掸子|雞毛撣子|ji1 mao2 dan3 zi5]]. The word for duster, [[掸子|撣子|dan3 zi5]], sounds like the word for courage or gall, [[胆子|膽子|dan3 zi5]].

A duster made of chicken feathers tied to a reed or bamboo stick, used for cleaning dust.

a primitive, cheap inn where travelers or beggars slept on chicken feathers for warmth; common in old China