毫毛 (háo máo) — soft hair (on the body)
Definition
Literary word for the soft, fine hair on the human body. In modern use it appears almost only in the set phrase 一根毫毛, meaning 'a single hair' — emphasizing how tiny or undamaged something is.
noun
soft hair (on the body)
Measure word · 根
Examples
- 毫毛。Chē huò méi shāng wǒ yì gēn háo máo.The car accident didn't hurt me at all.
- 毫毛。Zhè jiàn shì gēn tā yì gēn háo máo guān xì dōu méi yǒu.This matter has nothing to do with him at all.
- 毫毛。Tā xià dé yì gēn háo máo dōu méi gǎn dòng.He was so scared that he didn't dare move a single hair.
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