贪小便宜 meaning in English
covet little advantages; covetous of small gains; greedy for small advantages
Examples
- In a word , when you go after small gains you may suffer big loss
总之,当你贪小便宜的时候,可能会吃大亏的 - Penny wise , pound foolish
贪小便宜吃大亏。 - Fish follow the bait
贪小便宜上大当。 - Have your child be cautious of accepting others ' gifts or treats . teach him that one must work to gain what they want
为避免孩子受骗，平时应引导孩子了解不可轻易接受外人赠予的东西，以及不要贪小便宜的道理，灌输他们天下没有白吃午餐的观念。 - The message we wanted to convey is that in some senses everyone has dual personalities or identities , like in the movie , chan wai - man is a powerful gang boss in front of the students , but in the gang group , he is merely a low rank member
我们在片中想讲，每个人都有其另外一面，例如陈惠敏在戏中，他在学生面前是个很威猛的头大哥，但在社团里原来只是个小角色吕良伟在片中是个心狠手辣的大佬，但其实也很贪小便宜。