dé​bù​bǔ​shī

to lose more than one gains

  1. verb
    to get
    to obtain; to receive; to gain
  2. bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the de potential construction
  3. verbnoun
    to supplement
    to add what is missing or make up for a deficiency
  4. to lose
    to lose; to misplace; to no longer possess something