蝇头小利 — “Petty gains”
蝇头小利 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “petty gains”. Trifling profits; negligible advantage.
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蝇头小利 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蝇头小利 Character Breakdown
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他不愿意为了这点蝇头小利而损害自己的声誉。
He is unwilling to damage his reputation for such petty gains.
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Synonyms of 蝇头小利
Antonyms of 蝇头小利
More idioms starting with 蝇
- yíng蝇lì利wō蜗míng名petty profits and paltry reputation
- yíng蝇míng名wō蜗lì利petty fame and trivial gains
- 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kǎi楷miniscule, neatly written characters
- 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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What does 蝇头小利 mean?
蝇头小利 (yíng tóu xiǎo lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “petty gains”.
How do you pronounce 蝇头小利?
蝇头小利 is pronounced yíng tóu xiǎo lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 蝇头小利?
比喻非常微小的利润。