bá​gēn​hàn​máo​bǐ​yāo​cū

far richer or more powerful

  • created sense approved 拔根汗毛比腰粗 · bá​gēn​hàn​máo​bǐ​yāo​cū · far richer or more powerful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拔根汗毛比腰粗

    bá​gēn​hàn​máo​bǐ​yāo​cū

    far richer or more powerful

    Literally describes a person so wealthy or influential that a single plucked hair from them is thicker than another person's waist; used to show that one person's resources vastly exceed another's.

    拔 (literal) → 拔 · bá · to pull up 根 (literal) → 根 · gēn · [long/slender] 汗毛 (literal) → 汗毛 · hàn​máo · body hair 比 (literal) → 比 · bǐ · [comparison] 腰 (literal) → 腰 · yāo · waist 粗 (literal) → 粗 · cū · thick

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