拔根汗毛比腰粗

bat6 gan1 hon6 mou4 bei2 jiu1 cou1

lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom) · fig. A is far richer (or more powerful) than B · (used in a pattern such as A拔根汗毛比B的腰粗[A ba2 gen1 han4 mao2 bi3 B de5 yao1 cu1]{dik1 jiu1 cou1})

Meanings

  1. lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom)
  2. fig. A is far richer (or more powerful) than B
  3. (used in a pattern such as A拔根汗毛比B的腰粗[A ba2 gen1 han4 mao2 bi3 B de5 yao1 cu1]{dik1 jiu1 cou1})

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