yī​mǐn​zi

a little bit

  • created sense approved 一抿子 · yī​mǐn​zi · a little bit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一抿子

    yī​mǐn​zi

    a little bit

    (colloquial) a tiny amount; a trifle; a pinch. This sense originates from a single stroke or application of a [[抿子|抿子|min3 zi5]] (a small brush used by women in ancient China for smoothing hair with oil or water)

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 抿子 (literal) → 抿子 · mǐn​zi · hairbrush

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 一抿子 · yī​mǐn​zi · a brushing of the hair — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一抿子

    yī​mǐn​zi

    a brushing of the hair

    (colloquial) a single stroke or application of a small hairbrush.

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 抿子 (literal) → 抿子 · mǐn​zi · hairbrush

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense