Chinese–English
打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán · da xiao suan pan
Traditional 打小算盤
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
- concerned with petty interests
- selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
- bean counter
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