蜗利蝇名 — “Petty gains and fleeting renown”
蜗利蝇名 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Petty gains and fleeting renown”. Insignificant profits and trivial fame. Literally, “Snail's profit and fly's fame”.
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蜗利蝇名 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蜗利蝇名 Character Breakdown
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他一生都在追逐蜗利蝇名，最终却发现心灵空虚。
He spent his whole life chasing after petty gains and fleeting renown, only to find his spirit empty in the end.
Idioms Related to 蜗利蝇名
Synonyms of 蜗利蝇名
More idioms starting with 蜗
- wō蜗míng名wēi微lì利Petty fame and meager profits
- wō蜗shě舍jīng荆fēi扉a humble, tiny dwelling
- wō蜗xíng行niú牛bù步moving extremely slowly
- wō蜗jiǎo角zhī之zhēng争a trivial dispute
- wō蜗jiǎo角dòu斗zhēng争trivial disputes
- wō蜗jiǎo角xū虚míng名trifling and meaningless fame
- wō蜗jiǎo角wén蚊jié睫Extremely small or insignificant
- wō蜗jiǎo角yíng蝇tóu头negligible gains
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What does 蜗利蝇名 mean?
蜗利蝇名 (wō lì yíng míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Petty gains and fleeting renown”.
How do you pronounce 蜗利蝇名?
蜗利蝇名 is pronounced wō lì yíng míng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蜗利蝇名 literally mean?
Literally, 蜗利蝇名 means “Snail's profit and fly's fame”. It is used to mean “Petty gains and fleeting renown”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蜗利蝇名?
蜗牛角样的小利；苍蝇头般的微名。比喻微不足道的名利