以蚓投鱼 — “To use a small investment or effort to achieve a much larger gain”
以蚓投鱼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use a small investment or effort to achieve a much larger gain”. To catch a big fish with a small bait. Literally, “To bait fish with a worm”.
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以蚓投鱼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
以蚓投鱼 Character Breakdown
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他只花了几百元做推广，就争取到了一笔可观的业务合作，这真是以蚓投鱼，收获颇丰。
He only spent a few hundred yuan on promotion but secured a substantial business partnership; it was truly a case of using a small investment to achieve a significant gain, with fruitful returns.
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Open the tool →Questions about 以蚓投鱼
What does 以蚓投鱼 mean?
以蚓投鱼 (yǐ yǐn tóu yú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use a small investment or effort to achieve a much larger gain”.
How do you pronounce 以蚓投鱼?
以蚓投鱼 is pronounced yǐ yǐn tóu yú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 以蚓投鱼 literally mean?
Literally, 以蚓投鱼 means “to bait fish with a worm”. It is used to mean “to use a small investment or effort to achieve a much larger gain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 以蚓投鱼?
用蚯蚓做鱼饵钓鱼。比喻用较小的代价换得较大的收获。