niú​máo

ox hair

  • created sense approved 牛毛 · niú​máo · ox hair — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牛毛

    niú​máo

    ox hair

    hair of an ox

    牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 毛 (literal) → 毛 · máo · hair

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 牛毛 · niú​máo · innumerable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牛毛

    niú​máo

    innumerable

    metaphor for something extremely numerous, often in the idiom [[多如牛毛|多如牛毛|duo1 ru2 niu2 mao2]]

    牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 毛 (literal) → 毛 · máo · hair

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 牛毛 · niú​máo · fine and drizzle-like — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牛毛

    niú​máo

    fine and drizzle-like

    metaphor for something very fine or thin, such as drizzle or small script

    牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 毛 (literal) → 毛 · máo · hair

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

    created sense