刀仔鋸大樹 (dou1 zai2 geoi3 daai6 syu6) — utilize sth.small to gain sth.big; use little capital to make big profit [Lit. use a little knife to saw down a tree) in Cantonese
douˉ¹刀zaiˊ²仔geoi˗₃鋸daaiˍ₆大syuˍ₆樹简 刀仔锯大树
Mandarin Pinyin: dao1 zai3 ju4 da4 shu4
Meaning of 刀仔鋸大樹
nounutilize sth.small to gain sth.big; use little capital to make big profit [Lit. use a little knife to saw down a tree)
nounachieve great returns with minimal effort (slang)