汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 打小算盘
打小算盘 (打小算盤)
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
比喻为个人或局部利益打算。
dǎ/dá xiǎo suàn () pán
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

一旦他们跳过了一次升级,他们就开始打小算盘了,“我说,不要你那些最新最酷的功能好像天也没塌下来”。

Once they skip a release, they'll start to convince themselves that, hey, they don't always need the latest and greatest.