无利不起早 — “No one gets up early without a profit motive”
无利不起早 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “no one gets up early without a profit motive”. People are motivated by potential gain. Literally, “No profit, no early rising”.
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无利不起早 Pronunciation and Pinyin
无利不起早 Character Breakdown
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他最近这么殷勤地帮助别人，恐怕是“无利不起早”，看上了人家那块闲置的土地。
He's been so unusually eager to help others lately; it's probably a case of "no profit, no early rising," perhaps he's got his eye on that unused plot of land.
Idioms Related to 无利不起早
More idioms starting with 无
- wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
- wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
- wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
- wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
- wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
- wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
- wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
- wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
- wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
- wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
- wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
- wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference
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Open the tool →Questions about 无利不起早
What does 无利不起早 mean?
无利不起早 (wú lì bù qǐ zǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “no one gets up early without a profit motive”.
How do you pronounce 无利不起早?
无利不起早 is pronounced wú lì bù qǐ zǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 无利不起早 literally mean?
Literally, 无利不起早 means “no profit, no early rising”. It is used to mean “no one gets up early without a profit motive”.
What is the Chinese definition of 无利不起早?
指有利可图就很早起来。比喻为了图利而从事某事