expect tremendous return from meager investment
The Chinese idiom, t ú NT í R á ngTi á n in pinyin, means that it costs little but hopes too much. It comes from the funny biographies of historical records.
The origin of Idioms
According to the records of funny biographies in historical records, there was a farmer who sacrificed a pig hoof to God to wish Zhuang Jia a good harvest.
Idiom usage
As an object, attribute, etc.
Chinese PinYin : tún tí ráng tián
expect tremendous return from meager investment
a hundred flowers contend in beauty. bǎi huā zhēng yàn
as if urged by gods or demons. shén móu mó dào
bury oneself in outdated writings. zuàn gù zhǐ duī
unable to distinguish the genuine from the imitation. bù biàn zhēn wěi