打小算盘

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly

   • tāzǒngshìdǎxiǎosuànpán.

     他总是打小算盘。🔊

     He is always scheming for petty gains.

2. 貳动verb

   concerned with petty interests

   • tāzǒngshìdǎxiǎosuànpán.

     他总是打小算盘。🔊

     He is always calculating petty advantages for himself.

3. 參动verb

   selfish and uncaring of the interests of others

   • tāzǒngshìdǎxiǎosuànpán.

     他总是打小算盘。🔊

     He's always calculating petty gains.

4. 肆动verb

   bean counter

   • tāzǒngshìdǎxiǎosuànpán.

     他总是打小算盘。🔊

     He is always calculating petty gains.