雁過拔毛

Chinese

wild goose
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker)
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
 
pull up; pull out; select
pull up; pull out; select; promote
 
 hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
trad. (雁過拔毛) 雁 過 拔 毛
simp. (雁过拔毛) 雁 过 拔 毛
Literally: “(even) a passing by goose will have its feathers pulled out”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

雁過拔毛

  1. (figuratively) to be very greedy (such that every tasks completed by that person will have some money embezzled)
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