本小利微

本小利微

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp	tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
simp. and trad. (本小利微)		本	小	利	微

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnxiǎolìwēi, běnxiǎolìwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄟ, ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: běnxiǎolìwēi [Phonetic: bénxiǎolìwēi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄟ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beensheaulihuei
    • IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li⁵¹ u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: běnxiǎolìwéi [Phonetic: bénxiǎolìwéi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beensheaulihwei
    • IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li⁵¹ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/

Idiom

本小利微

1. to have tiny funds and small earnings