得不偿失

      Mandarin

      simpl. 得不偿失
      trad. 得不償失

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: [ tə˧˥pu˥˩tʂʰaŋ˧˥ʂɚ˥˥ ]
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      Idiom

      得不偿失 (simplified, Pinyin débùchángshī, traditional 得不償失)

      1. (Advanced Mandarin) the loss outweighs the gain

      References

      • 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
      • 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:

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