打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pándaxiaosuanpan
- 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
dǎ xiǎo suàn pándaxiaosuanpan
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences