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雁过拔毛

yàn guò bá máo

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose
  2. 2. fig. to seize any opportunity
  3. 3. pragmatic

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Child Words of 雁过拔毛

拔
bá

to pull up

毛
máo

hair

过
guò

to cross

过
guo

(experienced action marker)

拔毛
bá máo

to pull out hair

雁
yàn

wild goose