- 如意算盘 rúyìsuànpán wishful thinkinga plan or calculation based on what one wants to happen rather than on reality; smug calculation; to count one's chickens before they are hatched
- 小算盘 xiǎosuànpán petty calculationsSelf-centered planning or calculation made for personal interests or small gains; bean-counting
- 打算盘 dǎsuànpán to use an abacusto compute or perform calculations using an abacus
- 铁算盘 tiěsuànpán iron abacusAn abacus made of iron.
- 算盘珠 suànpánzhū abacus beadThe beads on an abacus used for counting and calculation
- 打小算盘 dǎxiǎosuànpán to be petty and schemingliterally: to count on a small abacus; metaphorically: to be concerned only with one's own narrow interests or petty gains; to be selfishly shrewd without regard for the bigger picture
- 打如意算盘 dǎrúyìsuànpán to indulge in wishful thinkingTo calculate based only on things turning out as one wishes; to be overly optimistic about a plan.
- 鬼算盘 guǐsuànpán sinister plotA trick or scheme intended to harm others for one's own gain; a devious calculation.
- 算盘子儿 suànpánzǐr abacus beadsBeads of an abacus; also used to describe objects that are flat and round.