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赔老本
péi​lǎo​běn

to lose one's capital

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 赔 賠 péi verbnoun
    to lose money
    to suffer a financial loss; to lose capital in a business transaction
  2. 老本 lǎo​běn
    capital
    original business capital; assets; a nest egg or life savings