lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose; fig. to seize any opportunity; pragmatic
trad. 雁過拔毛
Also written 雁過拔毛【yàn guò bá máo】
Characters in this word
4雁
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wild goose
- Pinyin
- yàn
- Strokes
- 12
过
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surname Guo
- Pinyin
- Guō
- Traditional
- 過
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 73 of 2500
拔
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to pull up, to pull out, to draw out by suction, to select, to pick, to stand out (above level), to surpass, to seize
- Pinyin
- bá
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 10721 of 2500
毛
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surname Mao
- Pinyin
- Máo
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2649 of 2500