péi​běn

to lose capital

  • created reference approved 赔本/賠本 → 赔钱/賠錢 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赔本 / 賠本 péi​běn

    赔钱 / 賠錢 péi​qián

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 赔本/賠本 → 得不偿失/得不償失 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赔本 / 賠本 péi​běn

    得不偿失 / 得不償失 dé​bù​cháng​shī

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 赔本/賠本 · péi​běn · to lose capital — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赔本 / 賠本

    péi​běn

    to lose capital

    to suffer financial losses in business; to lose one's original investment or capital

    赔, 本

    赔 (literal) → 赔/賠 · péi · to lose money 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · capital

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 赔本/賠本 · péi​běn · not worth the effort — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赔本 / 賠本

    péi​běn

    not worth the effort

    a situation where the costs or effort involved outweigh any potential benefit

    赔 (literal) → 赔/賠 · péi · to lose money 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · capital

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

    created sense