毛 hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1]) 羊 毛 yáng máo fleece / wool / woolen 绒 线 róng xiàn wool / woolen thread 毛 线 衣 máo xiàn yī sweater / woolen knitwear / wool 毛 线 máo xiàn knitting wool / wool yarn 羊 毛 衫 yáng máo shān wool sweater / cardigan 纺 纱 fǎng shā to spin (cotton, wool etc) / spinning 掩 人 耳 目 yǎn rén ěr mù to fool people (idiom) / to pull the wool over people's eyes 卫 生 棉 wèi shēng mián sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds) / sanitary napkin / tampon 毛 条 máo tiáo wool top, semiprocessed raw wool 羊 毛 脂 yáng máo zhī lanolin / wool oil 羊 毛 出 在 羊 身 上 yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom) / One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free. 羢 wool of sheep 偷 鸡 不 成 蚀 把 米 tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) / fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off / to go for wool and come back shorn 凡 尔 丁 fán ěr dīng valitin (plain wool fabric) (loanword) 毛 出 在 羊 身 上 máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom) / One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free. 羊 毛 線 yáng máo xiàn knitting wool / wool yarn 国 际 羊 毛 研 究 小 组 guó jì yáng máo yán jiū xiǎo zǔ International Wool Study Group 无 菌 药 棉 sterile cotton wool 羊 毛 线 yáng máo xiàn knitting wool / wool yarn
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