created reference approved 得不补失/得不補失 → 得不偿失/得不償失 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
得不补失 / 得不補失 débùbǔshī
得不偿失 / 得不償失 débùchángshī
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 得不补失/得不補失 → 得不酬失 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
得不补失 / 得不補失 débùbǔshī
得不酬失 débùchóushī
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 得不补失/得不補失 · débùbǔshī · to lose more than one gains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
得不补失 / 得不補失
débùbǔshī
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
得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to get 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 补 (literal) → 补/補 · bǔ · to supplement 失 (literal) → 失 · shī · to lose
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition