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陪了夫人又折兵
péi​le​fū​ren​yòu​zhé​bīng

to suffer a double loss

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陪了夫人又折兵 péi​le​fū​ren​yòu​zhé​bīng
to suffer a double loss
to lose one's bait along with the fish; to lose one's investment or strategy and suffer additional setbacks on top of that; literally to lose the lady and the soldiers

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  • 赔了夫人又折兵 péi​le​fū​ren​yòu​zhé​bīng