蜗角蝇头 — “Profits as tiny as a snail's horn or a fly's head”
蜗角蝇头 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Profits as tiny as a snail's horn or a fly's head”. Negligible gains; insignificant profits or achievements. Literally, “snail's horn, fly's head”.
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蜗角蝇头 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蜗角蝇头 Character Breakdown
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他为了那点蜗角蝇头的利润，每天起早贪黑，实在不值得。
He worked from dawn till dusk for those negligible gains, it really wasn't worth it.
Idioms Related to 蜗角蝇头
Synonyms of 蜗角蝇头
More idioms starting with 蜗
- wō蜗lì利yíng蝇míng名petty gains and fleeting renown
- wō蜗míng名wēi微lì利Petty fame and meager profits
- wō蜗míng名yíng蝇lì利insignificant fame and trivial gains
- wō蜗shě舍jīng荆fēi扉a humble, tiny dwelling
- wō蜗xíng行niú牛bù步moving extremely slowly
- wō蜗jiǎo角zhī之zhēng争a trivial dispute
- wō蜗jiǎo角dòu斗zhēng争trivial disputes
- wō蜗jiǎo角xū虚míng名trifling and meaningless fame
- wō蜗jiǎo角wén蚊jié睫Extremely small or insignificant
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What does 蜗角蝇头 mean?
蜗角蝇头 (wō jiǎo yíng tóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Profits as tiny as a snail's horn or a fly's head”.
How do you pronounce 蜗角蝇头?
蜗角蝇头 is pronounced wō jiǎo yíng tóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蜗角蝇头 literally mean?
Literally, 蜗角蝇头 means “snail's horn, fly's head”. It is used to mean “Profits as tiny as a snail's horn or a fly's head”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蜗角蝇头?
蜗角：蜗牛的触角；蝇头：苍蝇头。比喻获利甚微，不足挂齿。