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小利
xiǎo​lì

slight profit

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 蝇头小利 yíng​tóu​xiǎo​lì pittance of profit
    a trifling profit; tiny gains like the head of a fly
  • 本小利微 běn​xiǎo​lì​wēi small capital and little gain
    to have very little capital and very modest profits; typically used to describe a small business or trade