鸡毛
jī máo
Pinyin

Definition

鸡毛
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jī máo
  1. chicken feather
  2. CL:根[gēn]
  3. trivial

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

毛
Máo
  1. 1 surname Mao
毛病
máo bìng
  1. 1 fault
  2. 2 defect
  3. 3 shortcomings
  4. 4 ailment
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
毛衣
máo yī
  1. 1 (wool) sweater
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
羊毛
yáng máo
  1. 1 fleece
  2. 2 wool
  3. 3 woolen
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
  1. 1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. 2 nitpick
毛主席
Máo Zhǔ xí
  1. 1 Chairman Mao
  2. 2 Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader
毛孔
máo kǒng
  1. 1 pore
毛巾
máo jīn
  1. 1 towel
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo]
毛毛
Máo mao
  1. 1 (pet name for a baby or small child)
毛毛虫
máo mao chóng
  1. 1 caterpillar
毛毛雨
máo mao yǔ
  1. 1 drizzle
  2. 2 light rain
  3. 3 (fig.) mere trifle
毛毯
máo tǎn
  1. 1 blanket
毛泽东
Máo Zé dōng
  1. 1 Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Chinese communist leader
毛皮
máo pí
  1. 1 fur
  2. 2 pelt
毛笔
máo bǐ
  1. 1 writing brush
  2. 2 CL:枝[zhī],管[guǎn]
毛线
máo xiàn
  1. 1 knitting wool
  2. 2 wool yarn
毛茸茸
máo rōng rōng
  1. 1 hairy
  2. 2 shaggy
毛豆
máo dòu
  1. 1 immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod
毛驴
máo lu:2
  1. 1 donkey
  2. 2 CL:頭|头[tóu]
毛骨悚然
máo gǔ sǒng rán
  1. 1 to have one's hair stand on end (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel one's blood run cold

Idioms (20)

一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
九牛一毛
jiǔ niú yī máo
  1. 1 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a drop in the ocean
千里寄鹅毛
qiān lǐ jì é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
  2. 2 also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
千里送鹅毛
qiān lǐ sòng é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
千里鹅毛
qiān lǐ é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
  2. 2 also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qiān lǐ sòng é máo]
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
  1. 1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. 2 nitpick
多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo
  1. 1 as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
  2. 2 great amount of
  3. 3 countless
拔毛连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
  1. 1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
毛出在羊身上
máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng
  1. 1 lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
  2. 2 Nothing comes for free.
毛遂自荐
Máo Suì zì jiàn
  1. 1 Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)
毛骨悚然
máo gǔ sǒng rán
  1. 1 to have one's hair stand on end (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel one's blood run cold
火烧眉毛
huǒ shāo méi mao
  1. 1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
  2. 2 extreme emergency
礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
羊毛出在羊身上
yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng
  1. 1 lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
  2. 2 Nothing comes for free.
轻于鸿毛
qīng yú hóng máo
  1. 1 light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling
  2. 2 unimportant
鸡毛蒜皮
jī máo suàn pí
  1. 1 lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. trivial (matter)
凤毛麟角
fèng máo lín jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. few and far between

Sample Sentences

G决不会说自己其实在给孩子挣奶粉钱，君子爱财取之有道，不怕有欲望，只怕欲望太low，说白了，这个欲望，必须高大上到跟生计、跟劳碌、跟一地鸡毛的现实生活没关系
G jué bù huì shuō zìjǐ qíshí zài gěi háizi zhēng nǎifěn qián ，jūnzǐ ài cái ，bùpà yǒu yùwàng ，zhǐpà yùwàng tài low ，shuōbáile ，zhège yùwàng ，bìxū gāodà shàng dào gēn shēngjì 、gēn láolù 、gēn yī de jīmáo de xiànshí shēnghuó méiguānxi
G will never say that he is actually earning money to buy milk for his children. A gentleman can love money and earn it morally. One should not fear having desires, but one should only be afraid of having desires that are vulgar. Frankly, this desire should be lofty with no relationship to livelihood, labor, and daily trivialities.
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哎，月薪那么低。再说，工作环境又不好，每天做的还都是一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事，一点成就感也没有。这离我的预期差距也太大了。
āi ，yuèxīn nàme dī 。zàishuō ，gōngzuò huánjìng yòu bù hǎo ，měitiān zuò de hái dōu shì yīxiē jīmáosuànpí de xiǎoshì ，yīdiǎn chéngjiùgǎn yě méiyǒu 。zhè lí wǒde yùqī chājù yě tài dà le 。
Why, the monthly income is so low. Besides, the work environment is also not good. Everyday I just do insignificant little jobs and there is no sense of accomplishment. This is too far from what I expected.
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我也不太清楚，一毕业我就来中国工作了。还没来得及加入美国工会呢。我觉得美国工会不太管这些鸡毛蒜皮的小事。主要工作是将工人联合起来，为工人争取权益。
wǒ yě bùtài qīngchǔ ，yī bìyè wǒ jiù lái Zhōngguó gōngzuò le 。hái méi láidejí jiārù Měiguó gōnghuì ne 。wǒ juéde Měiguó gōnghuì bùtài guǎn zhèxiē jīmáosuànpí de xiǎoshì 。zhǔyào gōngzuò shì jiāng gōngrén liánhé qǐlai ，wèi gōngrén zhēngqǔ quányì 。
I don't really know. As soon as I graduated, I came to China to work. I didn't have enough time to join an American union. I think that American unions don't really take care of these small kind of things. Their most important job is to bring workers together and fight for their rights and their benefits.
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哎，我也不知道。老是因为一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事吵。
āi ，wǒ yě bù zhīdào 。lǎoshi yīnwèi yīxiē jīmáosuànpí de xiǎoshì chǎo 。
I don’t know either. It’s always about stupid little things.
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他们俩为了一点鸡毛蒜皮的小事打起来了。
tāmen liǎ wèile yīdiǎn jīmáosuànpí de xiǎoshì dǎ qǐlái le 。
The two of them started fighting over some trivial matters.
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鸡毛蒜皮
jīmáosuànpí
Trivial matters.
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没时间跟你讨论这些鸡毛蒜皮的小事。
méi shíjiān gēn nǐ tǎolùn zhèxiē jīmáosuànpí de xiǎoshì 。
I don't have time to discuss such trivial matters with you.
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我担心整天做家务变成黄脸婆。男朋友是独生子，什么家务都不沾手。我也从小娇生惯养的，我老在想结婚后会不会因为鸡毛蒜皮的家务事跟他吵架。
wǒ dānxīn zhěngtiān zuò jiāwù biànchéng huángliǎnpó 。nán péngyou shì dúshēngzǐ ，shénme jiāwù dōu bù zhānshǒu 。wǒ yě cóngxiǎo jiāoshēngguànyǎng de ，wǒ lǎo zài xiǎng jiéhūn hòu huì bùhuì yīnwèi jīmáosuànpí de jiāwùshì gēn tā chǎojià 。
I’m worried that if I do housework all day I’ll turn into an ugly old shrew. My boyfriend is an only son. He won't do housework. I’ve been pampered my whole life too. I keep wondering if we’ll argue over trivial things around the house after we get married.
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