患得患失
huàn​dé​huàn​shī

to worry about personal gain and loss

  • created sense approved 患得患失 · huàn​dé​huàn​shī · to worry about personal gain and loss — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    患得患失

    huàn​dé​huàn​shī

    to worry about personal gain and loss

    To be overly concerned with personal gain and loss; to worry about not getting something before you have it and then fearing you will lose it once you do.you do.

    患 (literal) → 患 · huàn · to worry 得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to get 患 (literal) → 患 · huàn · to worry 失 (literal) → 失 · shī · to lose

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