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秋毫

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Chinese

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autumn; fall; harvest time
autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing
 
hair; drawing brush; (in the) least
hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth
 
trad. (秋毫)
simp. #(秋毫)

Etymology

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Originally referred to the extremely fine feathers which birds grow in autumn. Later used as a metaphor for anything in extremely small amounts.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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秋毫

  1. (literary) a small amount; a little bit; in the slightest

Noun

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秋毫

  1. (archaic) the extremely fine feathers which birds grow in autumn

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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秋毫 (chuho) (hangeul 추호)

  1. hanja form? of 추호 (something very small; especially in the construction 추호 없다 (chuho-do eopda, to not have the slightest...))