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雁过拔毛    Add to My Vocabulary

PinYin yàn guò bá máo    Simplified 雁过拔毛    Traditional 雁過拔毛
  1. lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose
  2. fig. to seize any opportunity
  3. pragmatic

Chinese meanings
  1. yàn guò bá máo
    比喻对经手的事不放过任何机会牟取私利。

Chinese meanings
  1. yàn guò bá máo
    【近义】尖酸刻薄、贪得无厌、唯利是图
    【反义】廉洁奉公、两袖清风、一尘不染
    【释义】比喻人爱占便宜，见有好处就要乘机捞一把。

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