本小利微
běn​xiǎo​lì​wēi

small capital and little gain

  • created sense approved 本小利微 · běn​xiǎo​lì​wēi · small capital and little gain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    běn​xiǎo​lì​wéi

    本 (literal) → 本 · běn · capital 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 利 (literal) → 利 · lì · profit 微 (literal) → 微 · wēi · tiny

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