铁公鸡，一毛不拔鐵公雞，一毛不拔鐵公雞，一毛不拔

An iron rooster: not a single feather can be plucked

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Describes a very stingy person who will not spend or give anything. Mocking. Close to 'tightfisted'.

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Simplified: 铁公鸡，一毛不拔
Traditional (Taiwan): 鐵公雞，一毛不拔
Pinyin: tiěgōngjī, yìmáobùbá
Bopomofo: ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄥㄐㄧ，ㄧˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

Words in this sentence

一(yì)毛(máo)不(bù)拔(bá)unwilling to spare a single hair

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