九毛加一毛，十毛九毛加一毛，十毛九毛加一毛，十毛

nine mao plus one mao: ten mao (fashionable)

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said of someone whose clothes or style are very fashionable. Light and humorous.
Wordplay: 十 (shí, ten) sounds like 时 (shí), and 毛 (máo) sounds like 髦 (máo); 时髦 (shímáo) means fashionable.

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Simplified: 九毛加一毛，十毛
Pinyin: jiǔ Máo jiā yì Máo, shí Máo
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄚㄧˋ ㄇㄠˊ，ㄕˊ ㄇㄠˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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