陪了夫人又折兵
péi​le​fū​ren​yòu​zhé​bīng

to suffer a double loss

  • created sense approved 陪了夫人又折兵 · péi​le​fū​ren​yòu​zhé​bīng · to suffer a double loss — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    陪了夫人又折兵

    péi​le​fū​ren​yòu​zhé​bīng

    to suffer a double loss

    to lose one's bait along with the fish; to lose one's investment or strategy and suffer additional setbacks on top of that; literally to lose the lady and the soldiers

    陪 (literal) → 陪 · péi · to compensate 了 (bound) → 了 · le · [aspect marker] 夫人 (literal) → 夫人 · fū​rén · wife 又 (literal) → 又 · yòu · and 折 (literal) → 折 · zhé · to suffer loss 兵 (literal) → 兵 · bīng · army

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