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九牛一毛

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Definition

九牛一毛

Literally means:

a single hair out of nine ox hides

Actually means:

a drop in the bucket; an iota from a vast quantity

It literally refers to a single hair out of many ox hides. It figuratively refers to a trivial part in a vast quantity or an extremely small amount.

许多头牛身上的一根毛。比喻极大数量中十分微小的部分。也指极小的数量。

Example

Used as object or attributive. (作宾语、定语)
1
Zhèjiā
这家
diànnǎo
电脑
gōng
公司
wéi
违法
xiāoshòu
销售
  
,
yuàn
法院
yāoqiú
要求
kuǎn
罚款
5bǎiwàn
5百万
yuán
  
,
zhè
duì
cái
财大气粗
de
men
他们
láishuō
来说
guò
不过
shì
jiǔniúmáo
九牛一毛
  

The computer company sold illegally, and the court asked for a fine of 5 million yuan, which was nothing more than a dime for the rich.

2
shì
lìnguǐ
吝啬鬼
  
,
suīrán
虽然
yōngyǒu
拥有
shàng
亿
yuán
de
cáichǎn
财产
  
,
shì
可是
huā
jiǔniúmáo
九牛一毛
de
qiáncái
钱财
bāngzhù
帮助
biéren
别人
  
,
dōu
juéde
觉得
xīntòng
心痛
  

He is a miser, although he has hundreds of millions of dollars of property, but spend a lot of money to help others, he felt heartache.

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Fángchǎn
房地产
shāngrén
商人
nián
yǒu
shíwàn
几十万
yuán
de
rùn
利润
  
,
zài
men
他们
kànlai
看来
zhǐshì
只是
jiǔniúmáo
九牛一毛
de
shù
数目
  
,
gēnběn
根本
mǎn
满足
le
men
他们
de
wèikǒu
胃口
  
.

Real estate businessmen have hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in profits, but in their view only a dime number, simply can not satisfy their appetite.

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