雁过拨毛 — “Pluck a feather from a flying goose”
雁过拨毛 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take advantage of every opportunity to gain personal benefit, often by skimming off a little; to feather one's own nest”. Literally, “pluck a feather from a flying goose”.
雁过拨毛 Pronunciation and Pinyin
雁过拨毛 Character Breakdown
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What does 雁过拨毛 mean?
雁过拨毛 (yàn guò bō máo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take advantage of every opportunity to gain personal benefit, often by skimming off a little; to feather one's own nest”.
How do you pronounce 雁过拨毛?
雁过拨毛 is pronounced yàn guò bō máo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 雁过拨毛 literally mean?
Literally, 雁过拨毛 means “pluck a feather from a flying goose”. It is used to mean “to take advantage of every opportunity to gain personal benefit, often by skimming off a little; to feather one's own nest”.
What is the Chinese definition of 雁过拨毛?
①比喻武艺高强。②比喻经手办事便捞点好处。