亡戟得矛
wáng​jǐ​dé​máo

to lose one thing but gain another

  • created sense approved 亡戟得矛 · wáng​jǐ​dé​máo · to lose one thing but gain another — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    亡戟得矛

    wáng​jǐ​dé​máo

    to lose one thing but gain another

    (idiom) to lose a halberd but gain a spear; a metaphor for things balancing out or having both gains and losses

    亡 (literal) → 亡 · wáng · to lose 戟 (literal) → 戟 · jǐ · halberd 得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to get 矛 (literal) → 矛 · máo · spear

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