bá gēn hàn máo bǐ yāo cū
lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom)
fig. A is far richer (or more powerful) than B; (used in a pattern such as A拔根汗毛比B的腰粗[A ba2 gen1 han4 mao2 bi3 B de5 yao1 cu1])
拔
bá
to pull up
根
gēn
root
汗
hàn
perspiration
毛
máo
hair
比
bǐ
abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
腰
yāo
the waist and lower back
粗
cū
remote; distant