老鹰吃小鸡,连毛毛爪爪都不留 老鷹吃小雞,連毛毛爪爪都不留 老鷹吃小雞,連毛毛爪爪都不留

an eagle eats a chick: leaves not even the feathers and claws

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
A bad person strips others of their money completely, leaving nothing.
Simplified
老鹰吃小鸡,连毛毛爪爪都不留
Traditional (Taiwan)
老鷹吃小雞,連毛毛爪爪都不留
Pinyin
lǎoyīng chī xiǎojī,lián Máomao zhuǎ zhua dōu bù liú
Pinyin (Taiwan)
lǎoyīng chī xiǎojī,lián Máomao zhǎo zhǎo dōu bù liú
Bopomofo
ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄥ ㄔ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧ,ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄇㄠ ㄓㄠˇ ㄓㄠˇ ㄉㄡ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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