得不償失 (dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1 | de2 bu4 chang2 shi1) : (saying) the gains cannot make up for the losses; the losses outweigh the gains

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得不償失

dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1

de2 bu4 chang2 shi1

(saying) the gains cannot make up for the losses; the losses outweigh the gains

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

得不償失 / 得不偿失

This word has been viewed 1572 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th May 2005 04:40 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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得 dak1 - get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must
不 bat1 - not; no; un-
償 soeng4 - repay; payment; fulfill
失 sat1 - mistake; omission; lose; neglect

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