無本生利

无本生利
wúběnshēnglì

to make a profit without having to invest capital beforehand

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 無 mó used in 南無 nāmó
=1 無 wú
  1. not to have
  2. no
  3. none
  4. not
  5. to lack
  6. un-
  7. -less
2 本生 Běnshēng
  1. (Buddhism) jataka
  2. (literary) one's own (children, parents, etc.)
  3. (literary) parents (often used by an adopted child to refer to his or her biological parents)
  4. (literary) self
  5. (literary, of a relative) related by blood
  6. a transliteration of the German surname Bunsen
  7. jataka
  8. one's own (children, parents, etc.)
  9. parents (often used by an adopted child to refer to his or her biological parents)
  10. related by blood
  11. self
=3 利 Lì surname Li
=3 利 lì
  1. sharp
  2. favorable
  3. advantage
  4. benefit
  5. profit
  6. interest
  7. to do good to
  8. to benefit