Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「一本萬利」, explained here.
The idiom 「一本萬利」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
Small cost, big profit.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī běn wàn lì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat1 bun2 maan6 lei6
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