吃本
chī​běn

to lose capital

  • created reference approved 吃本 → 赔本/賠本 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃本 chī​běn

    赔本 / 賠本 péi​běn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 吃本 → 亏本/虧本 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃本 chī​běn

    亏本 / 虧本 kuī​běn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 吃本 · chī​běn · to lose capital — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃本

    chī​běn

    to lose capital

    To lose money in business; to fail to regain one's initial investment.

    吃, 本

    吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to suffer 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · capital

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense