蜗名蝇利 — “Insignificant fame and trivial gains”
蜗名蝇利 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Insignificant fame and trivial gains”. Petty renown and paltry profit. It refers to very minor reputation and negligible benefits, often implying a dismissive attitude towards them. Literally, “snail's fame and fly's profit”.
蜗名蝇利 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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 蜗名蝇利 mean?
蜗名蝇利 (wō míng yíng lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Insignificant fame and trivial gains”.
How do you pronounce 蜗名蝇利?
蜗名蝇利 is pronounced wō míng yíng lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蜗名蝇利 literally mean?
Literally, 蜗名蝇利 means “snail's fame and fly's profit”. It is used to mean “Insignificant fame and trivial gains”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蜗名蝇利?
蜗名：像蜗牛角那样小的名声。苍蝇头般的小利，蜗牛角样的微名。比喻微不足道的名利