一本万利 yī běn wàn lì

DEFINITIONS

  1. small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
本 běn
HSK 1
root, origin, source; basis
万 wàn
HSK 3
ten thousand; innumerable
利 lì
HSK 4
gains, advantage, profit, merit