be very stingy ⇒ 有些人腰缠万贯，对他人却一毛不拔。 Yǒuxiē rén yāo chán wàn guàn, duì tārén què yī máo bù bá. → Some people have bags of money, but they're very stingy with other people.
九牛一毛
a drop in the ocean
凤毛麟角
as rare as hen's teeth
吹毛求疵
find fault
毛遂自荐
volunteer one's services
毛骨悚然
make sb's flesh creep
火烧眉毛
( 喻 ) be pressing
鸡毛蒜皮
trivial thing
English translation of '毛'
毛
(máo)
名
(= 毛发) hair
⇒ 羽毛 (yǔmáo) feather
(= 指墙上或衣物上) mildew
(指食物上) mould (英), mold (美)
⇒ 面包上长毛了。 (Miànbāo shang zhǎng máo le.) The bread is mouldy (英) 或 moldy (美).
(指动物) fur
⇒ 毛皮 (máopí) fur
(= 羊毛) wool
⇒ 毛衣 (máoyī) sweater
(指植物)
⇒ 不毛之地 (bù máo zhī dì) barren land
⇒ 空气中飞着一些小毛毛。 (Kōngqì zhōng fēizhe yīxiē xiǎo máomao.) There are small bits of fluff floating in the air.