| 雁过拔毛 |
yàn guò bá máo |
lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose / fig. to seize any opportunity / pragmatic |
| 雁 |
yàn |
wild goose |
| 雁 |
yàn |
variant of 雁 |
| 过 |
Guō |
surname Guo |
| 过 |
guò |
to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too- |
| 过 |
guo |
(experienced action marker) |
| 拔 |
bá |
to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize |
| 拔毛 |
bá máo |
to pull out hair / to pluck / epilation |
| 毛 |
Máo |
surname Mao |
| 毛 |
máo |
hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分) |