yǒu​dé​yǒu​shī

you win some, you lose some

  • created sense approved 有得有失 · yǒu​dé​yǒu​shī · you win some, you lose some — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    有得有失

    yǒu​dé​yǒu​shī

    you win some, you lose some

    to have gains and losses; a trade-off where one gets some things but loses others

    有得 (literal) → 有得 · yǒu​dé · to have something 有失 (literal) → 有失 · yǒu​shī · to have losses

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