無本生利

Chinese

		not have	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (無本生利)		無	本	生	利
simp. (无本生利)		无	本	生	利

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúběnshēnglì

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ bun² sang¹ lei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúběnshēnglì
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúběnshenglì
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-pên³-shêng¹-li⁴
    • Yale: wú-běn-shēng-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wubeenshenglih
    • Palladius: убэньшэнли (ubɛnʹšɛnli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ bun² sang¹ lei⁶
    • Yale: mòuh bún sāng leih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ bun² sang¹ lei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ bun² seng¹ léi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ puːn³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

Idiom

無本生利

1. to make a profit without having to invest capital beforehand