a single hair out of nine ox hides

a single hair out of nine ox hides

Jiuniuyihao, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ǔ Ni ú y ī h á o, which means a hair on nine cattle. It refers to a tiny quantity in a huge quantity, which is insignificant. From the book of Ren Shaoqing.

The origin of Idioms

Sima Qian's "letter to Ren Shaoqing" in Han Dynasty: "if a servant is killed, if nine cattle die a hair, why is it different from mole ants?"

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: a drop in the ocean, a drop in the ocean, a drop in the ocean

Idiom usage

The metaphor is very small and insignificant. example don't boast at all. Complacency will overturn. Chen Yi's poem "sentimental thoughts · seven ancient times · hand Mo Shen"