賠老本
péi​lǎo​běn

to lose one's capital

  • created reference approved 赔老本/賠老本 → 老本 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赔老本 / 賠老本 péi​lǎo​běn

    老本 lǎo​běn

    see

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  • created sense approved 赔老本/賠老本 · péi​lǎo​běn · to lose one's capital — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赔老本 / 賠老本

    péi​lǎo​běn

    to lose one's capital

    to lose the original capital invested in a business; by extension, to lose the foundation or resources one relies on for survival

    赔, 老本

    赔 (literal) → 赔/賠 · péi · to lose money 老本 (literal) → 老本 · lǎo​běn · capital

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

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