吃大亏

Traditional: 吃大虧

chī dà kuī

Dictionary entry

to cost one dearly

What does 吃大亏 mean?

吃大亏 (chī dà kuī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to cost one dearly

2to end disastrously

3to pay bitterly

Character breakdown

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吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)亏kuīto lose (money); to have a deficit · to be deficient

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How to pronounce 吃大亏

吃大亏

chī dà kuī

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