蝇头蜗角 — “Trifling gains and petty fame”
蝇头蜗角 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Trifling gains and petty fame”. Insignificant benefits or reputation. Literally, “Fly's head and snail's horn”.
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蝇头蜗角 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蝇头蜗角 Character Breakdown
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他一生都在追逐那些蝇头蜗角的小利，最终一无所获。
He spent his entire life pursuing those trifling gains and petty fame, ultimately achieving nothing substantial.
Idioms Related to 蝇头蜗角
Synonyms of 蝇头蜗角
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 蝇头蜗角
What does 蝇头蜗角 mean?
蝇头蜗角 (yíng tóu wō jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Trifling gains and petty fame”.
How do you pronounce 蝇头蜗角?
蝇头蜗角 is pronounced yíng tóu wō jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蝇头蜗角 literally mean?
Literally, 蝇头蜗角 means “Fly's head and snail's horn”. It is used to mean “Trifling gains and petty fame”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蝇头蜗角?
苍蝇头，蜗牛角。比喻微小的名利。