赔了夫人又折兵

Traditional: 賠了夫人又折兵

péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng

Dictionary entry

lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)

What does 赔了夫人又折兵 mean?

赔了夫人又折兵 (péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)

2fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy

Character breakdown

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赔péito compensate for loss · to indemnify 了le(completed action marker) · (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)夫fūhusband · man 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]又yòu(once) again · also 折shéto snap · to break (a stick, a bone etc)兵bīngsoldiers · a force

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赔了夫人又折兵

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