1 The term in chinese is 乾貨 lit. dry goods, it refers to a collection of practical knowledge that is simple and relevant, without any extraneous information. Exactly what you need to know, no more and no less. Top. 2 以小博大 lit. use small to obtain big, which means to take a gamble on something small in the hopes of getting something bigger. Looking for an equivalent english idiom got me ‘to throw a sprat to catch a mackerel’ but i’ve never heard that before in my life lol. Top.