分我杯羹
fēn​wǒ​bēi​gēng

to take a share

  • created sense approved 分我杯羹 · fēn​wǒ​bēi​gēng · to take a share — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    分我杯羹

    fēn​wǒ​bēi​gēng

    to take a share

    (idiom) to get a share of the profits; to take a piece of the action. This phrase originates from the story of Liu Bang telling Xiang Yu to share a cup of his father's meat soup if he killed him.

    分 (literal) → 分 · fēn · to divide 我 (literal) → 我 · wǒ · I 杯 (literal) → 杯 · bēi · [cup] 羹 (literal) → 羹 · gēng · thick soup

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