一本萬利

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	ten thousand; a great number; surname	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (一本萬利)		一	本	萬	利
simp. (一本万利)		一	本	万	利
Literally: “a small investment brings a 10,000-fold profit”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīběnwànlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ bun² maan⁶ lei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīběnwànlì [Phonetic: yìběnwànlì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiběnwànlì
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-pên³-wan⁴-li⁴
    • Yale: yī-běn-wàn-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ibeenwannlih
    • Palladius: ибэньваньли (ibɛnʹvanʹli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ bun² maan⁶ lei⁶
    • Yale: yāt bún maahn leih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ bun² maan⁶ lei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ bun² man⁶ léi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ puːn³⁵ maːn²² lei̯²²/

Idiom

一本萬利

1. to make big profits with a small capital