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一抿子
yī​mǐn​zi

a little bit

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
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 mǐn​zi (a small brush used by women in ancient China for smoothing hair with oil or water)
a brushing of the hair
(colloquial) a single stroke or application of a small hairbrush.
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