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

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 tʰoʊ̯³⁵⁻⁵⁵ 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

extremely small profit; petty gain

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