四兩破千斤

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Chinese

four
both; two; some
both; two; some; a few; tael
 
to break; to split; broken
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
 
one thousand catties; lifting jack
trad. (四兩破千斤) 千斤
simp. (四两破千斤) 千斤

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sì niú phò chheng kun / sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun / sì nió͘ phò chheng kun / sì niú phòa chheng kun / sì niú phòa chhuiⁿ kun

Idiom

四兩破千斤

  1. (Hokkien) a huge return for a very small investment; a big payoff for a small effort

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