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九牛一毛

jiǔ niú yī máo

4-character word

What 九牛一毛 means

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

The characters in 九牛一毛

• 九jiǔnine; 9
• 牛niúox; cow; bull
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 毛máohair; feather; down

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