一
毛
不
拔

Stingy (idiom) in Chinese: 一毛不拔 (yī máo bù bá)

yī máo bù bá

stingy (idiom)

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Definitions

  1. 1stingy (idiom)

Stroke order

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一
毛
不
拔

Zhuyin

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄇㄠˊ

máo

ㄇ/ mㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄅㄚˊ

bá

ㄅ/ bㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

See 一毛不拔 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他很小气，一毛不拔。

    tā hěn xiǎo qì， yì máo bù bá。

    He's very stingy and won't part with a single cent.

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Related words

不

bù

no

一

yī

one

毛

máo

hair

拔

bá

to pull up

第一

dì yī

first

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

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