Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「牛之一毛」, with its explanation below.
Let’s learn about the idiom 「牛之一毛」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
A hair from a cow. A metaphor for being insignificant. Also written as “a drop in the ocean”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
niú zhī yī máo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ngau4 ji1 yat1 mou1/mou4
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.

