拔根汗毛比腰粗 in English ba2 gen1 han4 mao2 bi3 yao1 cu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically 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])

Simplified Characters

拔 根 汗 毛 比 腰 粗

Traditional Characters

拔 根 汗 毛 比 腰 粗

Pinyin

ba2 gen1 han4 mao2 bi3 yao1 cu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

拔ba2to pull up 根gen1root 汗han4see 可汗[ke4 han2], 汗國|汗国[han2 guo2] 毛mao2surname Mao 比bi3Belgium 腰yao1waist 粗cu1coarse