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拔茅连茹

bá máo lián rú

4-character word Traditional 拔茅連茹

What 拔茅连茹 means

1. lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
2. inextricably tangled together
3. Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.

The characters in 拔茅连茹

• 拔báto pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction
• 茅máoreeds; rushes
• 连liánto link; to join; to connect
• 茹rúto eat; (extended meaning) to endure; putrid smell

Sounds the same

Read bá máo lián rú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 拔毛连茹variant of 拔茅连茹