拔根汗毛比腰粗

Traditional form:

拔根汗毛比腰粗

Pinyin (reading):

bágēnhànmáobǐyāocū

Definitions:

• 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 ( Abágēnhànmáobǐ Bdeyāocū))

Characters:

• 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote
• 根 - root, basis, foundation
• 汗 - perspiration, sweat
• 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse
• 比 - to compare, liken; comparison; than
• 腰 - waist, lower back; middle; pocket
• 粗 - rough, think; coarse, rude

Traditional characters:

• 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote
• 根 - root, basis, foundation
• 汗 - perspiration, sweat
• 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse
• 比 - to compare, liken; comparison; than
• 腰 - waist, lower back; middle; pocket
• 粗 - rough, think; coarse, rude