眉毛胡子一把抓 — “Grasp eyebrows and beard all at once”
眉毛胡子一把抓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to tackle tasks indiscriminately, failing to distinguish between important and trivial matters; to treat everything without proper prioritization”. Literally, “grasp eyebrows and beard all at once”.
眉毛胡子一把抓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 眉毛胡子一把抓 mean?
眉毛胡子一把抓 (méi mao hú zi yī bǎ zhuā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to tackle tasks indiscriminately, failing to distinguish between important and trivial matters; to treat everything without proper prioritization”.
How do you pronounce 眉毛胡子一把抓?
眉毛胡子一把抓 is pronounced méi mao hú zi yī bǎ zhuā in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 眉毛胡子一把抓 literally mean?
Literally, 眉毛胡子一把抓 means “grasp eyebrows and beard all at once”. It is used to mean “to tackle tasks indiscriminately, failing to distinguish between important and trivial matters; to treat everything without proper prioritization”.
What is the Chinese definition of 眉毛胡子一把抓?
俗语。比喻做事不分轻重缓急。