得不償失

dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

得不償失Traditional · Main Form
得不偿失Alternate Form

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