得不偿失

Traditional: 得不償失

dé bù cháng shī

Dictionary entry

the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

What does 得不偿失 mean?

得不偿失 (dé bù cháng shī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

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得déto obtain · to get 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-偿chángto repay · to compensate for 失shīto lose · to miss

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得不偿失

dé bù cháng shī

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