蝇利蜗名 — “Insignificant gains and trivial fame”
蝇利蜗名 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “insignificant gains and trivial fame”. Petty profits and paltry reputation. Literally, “fly's profit and snail's fame”.
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蝇利蜗名 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蝇利蜗名 Character Breakdown
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他的一生都在追逐蝇利蜗名，却忘记了身边真正值得珍惜的事物
His whole life was spent pursuing insignificant gains and trivial fame, yet he forgot the truly precious things around him.
Idioms Related to 蝇利蜗名
Synonyms of 蝇利蜗名
More idioms starting with 蝇
- yíng蝇shēng声wā蛙zào噪inferior, meaningless literary works or trivial chatter
- yíng蝇shēng声wā蛙zào躁trivial, uninspired, tiresome literary works
- yíng蝇tóu头xiǎo小lì利petty gains
- yíng蝇tóu头xiǎo小kǎi楷miniscule, neatly written characters
- yíng蝇tóu头wēi微lì利paltry profits
- yíng蝇tóu头wō蜗jiǎo角Trifling gains and petty fame
- yíng蝇cuán攒yǐ蚁jù聚a large disorderly crowd gathering
- yíng蝇cuán攒yǐ蚁fù附scramble for personal gain
- yíng蝇fèn粪diǎn点yù玉slander a good person
- yíng蝇yíng营gǒu狗gǒu苟shamelessly scramble for personal gain
- yíng蝇yíng营yǐ蚁jù聚swarm around for personal gain
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Open the tool →Questions about 蝇利蜗名
What does 蝇利蜗名 mean?
蝇利蜗名 (yíng lì wō míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “insignificant gains and trivial fame”.
How do you pronounce 蝇利蜗名?
蝇利蜗名 is pronounced yíng lì wō míng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蝇利蜗名 literally mean?
Literally, 蝇利蜗名 means “fly's profit and snail's fame”. It is used to mean “insignificant gains and trivial fame”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蝇利蜗名?
蜗名：像蜗牛角那样小的名声。苍蝇头般的小利，蜗牛角样的微名。比喻微不足道的名利