蠅頭小利

Chinese

		head of a housefly; trifle; trivial matter head of a housefly; trifle; trivial matter; minor thing	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (蠅頭小利)		蠅頭	小	利
simp. (蝇头小利)		蝇头	小	利

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yíngtóuxiǎolì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ tau⁴ siu² lei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yíngtóuxiǎolì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yíngtóusiǎolì
    • Wade–Giles: ying²-tʻou²-hsiao³-li⁴
    • Yale: yíng-tóu-syǎu-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yngtoursheaulih
    • Palladius: интоусяоли (intousjaoli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing⁴ tau⁴ siu² lei⁶
    • Yale: yìhng tàuh síu leih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ tau⁴ siu² lei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying⁴ teo⁴ xiu² léi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ siːu̯³⁵ lei̯²²/

Idiom

蠅頭小利

1. extremely small profit; petty gain