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偷鸡不着蚀把米
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偷鸡不成蚀把米 (偷雞不成蝕把米) tōu​jī​bù​chéng​shí​bǎ​mǐ
backfire
to try to gain an advantage only to end up suffering a loss instead; to go for wool and come back shorn

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