Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

皮毛

pímáo

ㄆㄧˊ ㄇㄠˊ

  1. 1fur
  2. 2fur clothing
  3. 3skin and hair
  4. 4superficial
  5. 5superficial knowledge
Example

他對日文只是略懂皮毛。

tā duì Rìwén zhǐshì lüè dǒng pímáo

He has only a superficial knowledge of Japanese.

Keep 皮毛 and it comes back until you know it.

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