一杯羹

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

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

cup / trophy cup / classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup

variant of 杯[bei1]

variant of 杯[bei1] / trophy cup / classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup

soup

(fig.) to have a slice of the pie / to get a piece of the action