眉毛胡子一把抓 in English mei2 mao5 hu2 zi5 yi1 ba3 zhua1 Meaning

Meanings

  • careless
  • any-old-how, regardless of the specific task

Simplified Characters

眉 毛 胡 子 一 把 抓

Traditional Characters

眉 毛 鬍 子 一 把 抓

Pinyin

mei2 mao5 hu2 zi5 yi1 ba3 zhua1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

眉mei2eyebrow 毛mao2surname Mao 胡hu2surname Hu 子zi5son 一yi1one 把ba3to hold 抓zhua1to grab