吃大亏 chīdàkuī to pay dearly Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 吃 chī verb to suffer to suffer; to incur; to bear a burden or experience a negative state like a shock or defeat大 dà adjective big big; large; great; vast; high in scale or intensity; (of a person) old; adult亏 虧 kuī verb loss to lose money; to have a financial deficit or loss