1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
1 things are very different now (idiom)
2 times have changed
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
似笑非笑
sì xiào fēi xiào
1 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
1 blinded by greed (idiom)
利禄薰心
lì lù xūn xīn
1 to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
jiā guān jìn jué
1 promotion to the nobility (idiom)
加官进禄
jiā guān jìn lù
1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
1 duplicity
2 hypocrisy (idiom)
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
2 both virtue and reward
名缰利锁
míng jiāng lì suǒ
1 lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
2 the victim of one's own success
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
唯利是图
wéi lì shì tú
1 to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything
2 self-seeking
啼笑皆非
tí xiào jiē fēi
1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)