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一杯羹

yī bēi gēng

3-character word

What 一杯羹 means

1. lit. a cup of soup
2. fig. to get part of the profits
3. one's share of the action

The characters in 一杯羹

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 杯bēicup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
• 羹gēngthick soup

Words containing 一杯羹

• 分一杯羹fēn yī bēi gēng(fig.) to have a slice of the pie; to get a piece of the action