Read Edit View history 偷鸡不着反折一把米 tōujībùzháofǎnzhéyībǎmǐ to go for wool and come back shorn Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 偷鸡不着反折一把米 偷雞不著反折一把米 tōujībùzháofǎnzhéyībǎmǐ to go for wool and come back shorn to lose even what one already had while attempting to gain something more; to suffer a loss in a failed attempt to profit by deceit or theft; literally, to fail to steal a chicken and lose a handful of rice instead Cross-References Has variant 偷鸡不着蚀把米 tōujībùzháoshíbǎmǐ
偷鸡不着反折一把米 偷雞不著反折一把米 tōujībùzháofǎnzhéyībǎmǐ to go for wool and come back shorn to lose even what one already had while attempting to gain something more; to suffer a loss in a failed attempt to profit by deceit or theft; literally, to fail to steal a chicken and lose a handful of rice instead Cross-References Has variant 偷鸡不着蚀把米 tōujībùzháoshíbǎmǐ