一毛不拔

Traditional form:

一毛不拔

Pinyin (reading):

yīmáobùbá

Definitions:

• stingy (idiom)

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote