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Trad. 小算盤
- lit. small abacus
- fig. selfish calculations
- bean-counting
Trad. 打算盤
- to compute on the abacus
- (fig.) to calculate
- to plan
- to scheme
Trad. 打小算盤
- lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
- concerned with petty interests
- selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
- bean counter
Trad. 如意算盤
- counting one's chickens before they are hatched
