一毛不拔
yī​máo​bù​bá HSK7

miserly

  • created reference approved 一毛不拔 → 爱财如命/愛財如命 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一毛不拔 yī​máo​bù​bá

    爱财如命 / 愛財如命 ài​cái​rú​mìng

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 一毛不拔 · yī​máo​bù​bá · miserly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一毛不拔

    yī​máo​bù​bá

    miserly

    extremely stingy; unwilling to give even a single hair to benefit others

    yì​máo​bù​bá

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 毛 (literal) → 毛 · máo · hair 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 拔 (literal) → 拔 · bá · to pull up

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

    created sense