一本万利

一本萬利

yīběn-wànlì

idiom

Meanings

HSK 7-9

做这种生意一本万利，难怪那么多人想参与。

Zuò zhèzhǒng shēngyi yīběnwànlì, nánguài nàme duō rén xiǎng cānyù.

This kind of business brings huge returns on small capital. No wonder so many want in.

HSK 7-9

哪有什么一本万利的好事，天上不会掉馅饼。

Nǎ yǒu shénme yīběnwànlì de hǎoshì, tiānshàng bùhuì diào xiànbǐng.

There's no such thing as a sure-fire jackpot business. Pies don't fall from the sky.

usage

Business idiom: 本 = capital, 利 = profit. Often used skeptically, as in warnings against too-good-to-be-true schemes.

一 yī

本 běn

万 wàn

利 lì