petty profit
petty profit
It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y í NGT ó UW ē IL ì, which means a small profit like a fly head. It's a very small profit. It comes from man TING FANG by Su Shi of Song Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Song Sushi's poem "man Ting Fang" said: "the name of a snail's horn is illusory, and the profit of a fly's head is meager."
Idiom usage
Be subject or object
Examples
Just for ～, to give up the love. Ancient and modern novels by Feng Menglong in Ming Dynasty Volume I
Analysis of Idioms
Small profit
petty profit
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1.Catch the thief and see the stolen goods
Catch the thief and see the stolen goods - zhuō zéi jiàn zāng
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3.yield twice the result with half the effort
yield twice the result with half the effort - shì bàn gōng bǎi
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5.temper one's spirit and correct one's behavior
temper one's spirit and correct one's behavior - dǐ jié lì xíng
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9.raise one 's head and crane one 's neck
raise one 's head and crane one 's neck - qiáo zú yǐn lǐng
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