悖入悖出
bèi​rù​bèi​chū

ill-gotten gains are ill-spent

  • created sense approved 悖入悖出 · bèi​rù​bèi​chū · ill-gotten gains are ill-spent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    悖入悖出

    bèi​rù​bèi​chū

    ill-gotten gains are ill-spent

    money or property obtained through dishonest or improper means will be taken away by others or squandered in the same way; also refers to the idea that actions violating natural principles will result in retribution in kind

    悖 (literal) → 悖 · bèi · perverse 入 (literal) → 入 · rù · income 悖 (literal) → 悖 · bèi · perverse 出 (literal) → 出 · chū · to pay out

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

    created sense