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薅羊毛

hāo yáng máodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to seek out discount vouchers, cashback offers etc and use them in making purchases
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1907a033095d9314. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

薅羊毛 薅羊毛 [hao1 yang2 mao2] /to seek out discount vouchers, cashback offers etc and use them in making purchases/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 薅
    hāo

    to weed / to grip or clutch

  • 羊
    Yáng

    surname Yang

  • 毛
    máo

    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[jiǎo] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fēn])

    Máo

    surname Mao

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.