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

douˉ¹zaiˊ²geoi˗₃daaiˍ₆syuˍ₆
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)

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