刀仔鋸大樹 (dou1 zai2 geoi3 daai6 syu6 | dao1 zai3 ju4 da4 shu4) : utilize sth.small to gain sth.big; use little capital to make big profit

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刀仔鋸大樹

dou1 zai2 geoi3 daai6 syu6

dao1 zai3 ju4 da4 shu4

utilize sth.small to gain sth.big; use little capital to make big profit [Lit. use a little knife to saw down a tree)

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

刀仔鋸大樹 / 刀仔锯大树

This word has been viewed 1729 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 29th Aug 2009 07:28 and last edited on 14th Sep 2012 05:02

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刀 dou1 - knife; sword
仔 zai2 zi2 - son; child
鋸 geoi3 goe3 goe1 - a saw; be ripped off
大 daai6 - big
樹 syu6 - tree; plant

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