一毛不拔

yī máo bù bá

Dictionary entry

(lit.) unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)

What does 一毛不拔 mean?

一毛不拔 (yī máo bù bá) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)

2(fig.) extremely stingy

Character breakdown

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一yīone · single 毛Máosurname Mao 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-拔báto pull up · to pull out

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一毛不拔

yī máo bù bá

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