Definition
毫毛 refers to the fine, soft hair on the human body. It is most commonly encountered in the fixed expression 没伤一根毫毛 (literally 'not harmed a single hair'), meaning 'completely unharmed' or 'not affected at all' — often used figuratively to emphasize that someone escaped harm.
n.
soft hair (on the body)
Examples
- 毫毛。Chēhuò méi shāng wǒ yì gēn háo máo.The car accident didn't hurt me at all.
- 毫毛。Zhè jiàn shì gēn tā yì gēn háo máo guānxì dōu méiyǒu.This matter has nothing to do with him at all.
- 毫毛。Tā xià de yì gēn háo máo dōu méi gǎn dòng.He was so scared that he didn't dare move a single hair.
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