dé​bù​bǔ​shī

to lose more than one gains

Senses

得不补失/ 得不補失 dé​bù​bǔ​shī to lose more than one gains

to gain less than what one has lost; used to describe a situation where the effort or cost outweighs the result

References

same_as 得不补失/得不補失 得不偿失/得不償失
same_as 得不补失/得不補失 得不酬失/得不酬失
variant 得不偿失/得不償失 得不补失/得不補失
same_as 得不酬失/得不酬失 得不补失/得不補失