What does 九牛一毛 mean in Chinese?

九牛一毛 (jiǔ niú yī máo) means "lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom); fig. a drop in the ocean" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 九牛一毛?

九牛一毛 is pronounced "jiǔ niú yī máo" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

九牛一毛 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

九牛一毛 is made up of the characters 九, 牛, 一, 毛. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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idiom

jiǔ niú yī máo

lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom); fig. a drop in the ocean

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