分一杯羹
fēn​yī​bēi​gēng

to have a share of the pie

  • created sense approved 分一杯羹 · fēn​yī​bēi​gēng · to have a share of the pie — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    分一杯羹

    fēn​yī​bēi​gēng

    to have a share of the pie

    to take a share of the profits or spoils; to get a piece of the action. This phrase originally refers to a story from the Han Dynasty where Liu Bang defied a threat to have his father cooked into a soup.

    fēn​yì​bēi​gēng

    分 (literal) → 分 · fēn · to divide 一杯羹 (literal) → 一杯羹 · yī​bēi​gēng · cup of soup

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