Read Edit View history 得不償失 débùchángshī HSK7 not worth the effort Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 得不偿失/ 得不償失 débùchángshī not worth the effort the gains do not make up for the losses; more is lost than gained; also written as 得不补失 débùbǔshī or 得不酬失 débùchóushī Edit Delete References Add reference variant 得不偿失/得不償失 → 得不补失/得不補失 Edit Delete variant 得不偿失/得不償失 → 得不酬失/得不酬失 Edit Delete synonym 赔本/賠本 → 得不偿失/得不償失 Edit Delete same_as 得不补失/得不補失 → 得不偿失/得不償失 Edit Delete same_as 得不酬失/得不酬失 → 得不偿失/得不償失 Edit Delete synonym 明珠弹雀/明珠彈雀 → 得不偿失/得不償失 Edit Delete synonym 随珠弹雀/隨珠彈雀 → 得不偿失/得不償失 Edit Delete
得不偿失/ 得不償失 débùchángshī not worth the effort the gains do not make up for the losses; more is lost than gained; also written as 得不补失 débùbǔshī or 得不酬失 débùchóushī Edit Delete