偷雞不成蝕把米

Chinese

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to bluff to not form; to not constitute; unsuccessful eat up slowly; eclipse
handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object)
handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of
 
rice; metre
trad. (偷雞不成蝕把米/偷鷄不成蝕把米) 偷雞/偷鷄 不成
simp. (偷鸡不成蚀把米) 偷鸡 不成

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Idiom

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偷雞不成蝕把米

  1. to try to gain an advantage, only to end up worse off and suffer losses

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