a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on
complete mess; in a shambles
(coll.) exactly alike; identical
1. to drizzle; to rain lightly2. (fig.) (coll.) to give (sb) a heads-up; to break (some bad news) gently; to scold mildly
laughable low-budget special effects
(bird species of China) Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni)
(bird species of China) great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis)
(bird species of China) Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)
1. goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it2. also written 千里送鹅毛
erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiāo máo tī cì]
Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, published 1964–1979 and widely distributed during the Cultural Revolution
毛泽东选集 毛澤東選集 máo zé dōng xuǎn jí Selected Works of Mao Zedong
毛织运动衫 毛織運動衫 máo zhī yùn dòng shān jersey
烟腹毛脚燕 煙腹毛腳燕 yān fù máo jiǎo yàn (bird species of China) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)
白腹毛脚燕 白腹毛腳燕 bái fù máo jiǎo yàn (bird species of China) Siberian house martin (Delichon lagopodum)
金毛寻回犬 金毛尋回犬 jīn máo xún huí quǎn golden retriever
(bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)
绒毛性腺激素 絨毛性腺激素 róng máo xìng xiàn jī sù human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
纤毛动力蛋白 纖毛動力蛋白 xiān máo dòng lì dàn bái ciliary dynein protein
西藏毛腿沙鸡 西藏毛腿沙雞 xī zàng máo tuǐ shā jī (bird species of China) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)
拔根汗毛比腰粗 bá gēn hàn máo bǐ yāo cū 1. lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom)2. fig. A is far richer (or more powerful) than B3. (used in a pattern such as A拔根汗毛比B的腰粗[bá gēn hàn máo bǐ de yāo cū])
拿着鸡毛当令箭 拿著雞毛當令箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
国际羽毛球联合会 國際羽毛球聯合會 guó jì yǔ máo qiú lián hé huì International Badminton Federation
嘴上没毛，办事不牢 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢 zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重 千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重 千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
死了张屠夫，不吃混毛猪 死了張屠夫，不吃混毛豬 sǐ le zhāng tú fū , bù chī hùn máo zhū 1. lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom)2. fig. nobody is indispensable
毛泽东：鲜为人知的故事 毛澤東：鮮為人知的故事 máo zé dōng : xiān wéi rén zhī de gù shi Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 张戎[zhāng róng] and Jon Halliday
礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛 禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
see 羊肚手巾[yáng dù shǒu jīn]
嘴上无毛，办事不牢 嘴上無毛，辦事不牢 zuǐ shàng wú máo , bàn shì bù láo see 嘴上沒毛，嘴上没毛，办事不牢[zuǐ shàng méi máo bàn shì bù láo]
(Tw) (coll.) indecisive; fussy; nitpicking (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ku-moo])
国内生产毛额 國內生產毛額 guó nèi shēng chǎn máo é (Tw) gross domestic product; GDP
国民生产毛额 國民生產毛額 guó mín shēng chǎn máo é (Tw) gross national product; GNP