蝇名蜗利 — “Petty fame and trivial gains”
蝇名蜗利 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Petty fame and trivial gains”. Insignificant reputation and meager profit. Literally, “fly's fame, snail's profit”.
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蝇名蜗利 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蝇名蜗利 Character Breakdown
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他一生都在追求那些蝇名蜗利，最终却发现真正的幸福并非来源于此。
He spent his whole life pursuing those petty fame and trivial gains, but ultimately discovered that true happiness does not come from them.
Idioms Related to 蝇名蜗利
Synonyms of 蝇名蜗利
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 蝇名蜗利
What does 蝇名蜗利 mean?
蝇名蜗利 (yíng míng wō lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Petty fame and trivial gains”.
How do you pronounce 蝇名蜗利?
蝇名蜗利 is pronounced yíng míng wō lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蝇名蜗利 literally mean?
Literally, 蝇名蜗利 means “fly's fame, snail's profit”. It is used to mean “Petty fame and trivial gains”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蝇名蜗利?
苍蝇头般微名，蜗牛角样的小利。比喻微不足道的名利。