一杯羹

Traditional form:

一杯羹

Pinyin (reading):

yībēigēng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 杯 - cup, glass; measure word for liquids
• 羹 - soup, broth

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 杯 - cup, glass; measure word for liquids
• 羹 - soup, broth