一毛不拔

Chinese

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one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)

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pull up; pull out; select; promote

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Etymology

Literally: won't even pull out a single hair (to give someone)

Pronunciation

Idiom

一毛不拔

  1. very stingy
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