腰里挂算盘,光为自己打算腰里掛算盤,光為自己打算腰里掛算盤,光為自己打算

an abacus hung at the waist: only calculating for oneself

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes a person who thinks only of their own interests. Critical.
Wordplay: 打算 (dǎsuan) means both to work out on an abacus and to plan or scheme; here it means scheming for oneself.

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Simplified: 腰里挂算盘,光为自己打算
Traditional (Taiwan): 腰里掛算盤,光為自己打算
Pinyin: yāo li guà suànpán,guāng wèi zìjǐ dǎsuàn
Pinyin (Taiwan): yāo lǐ guà suànpán,guāng wèi zìjǐ dǎsuàn
Bopomofo: ㄧㄠㄌㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄢˊ,ㄍㄨㄤㄨㄟˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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