péi​le​fū​rén​yòu​zhé​bīng

double loss

Senses

赔了夫人又折兵/ 賠了夫人又折兵 péi​le​fū​rén​yòu​zhé​bīng double loss

to suffer a double loss or lose both sides of a bargain after an unsuccessful attempt to deceive or outsmart another

他本想通过这笔交易坑对方一把,结果不但没成功,反而赔了夫人又折兵。

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