一本万利 |
yī běn wàn lì |
small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out |
一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
本 |
běn |
(bound form) root; stem / (bound form) origin; source / (bound form) one's own; this / (bound form) this; the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally; initially / capital; principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc |
万 |
mò |
used in 万俟 |
万 |
Wàn |
surname Wan |
万 |
wàn |
ten thousand / a great number |
利 |
Lì |
surname Li |
利 |
lì |
sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit |