雁过拔毛

Traditional form:

雁過拔毛

Pinyin (reading):

yànguòbámáo

Definitions:

• lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose
• fig. to seize any opportunity
• pragmatic

Characters:

• 雁 - wild goose
• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote
• 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse

Traditional characters:

• 雁 - wild goose
• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote
• 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse