Read Edit View history 随珠弹雀 suízhūtánquè gains cannot offset losses Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 随珠弹雀/ 隨珠彈雀 suízhūtánquè gains cannot offset losses Literally "to shoot a sparrow with the Sui pearl"; describes using something of great value for a trivial purpose, or more generally, when the cost of an action far outweighs the potential reward. Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 随珠弹雀/隨珠彈雀 → 得不偿失/得不償失 Edit Delete
随珠弹雀/ 隨珠彈雀 suízhūtánquè gains cannot offset losses Literally "to shoot a sparrow with the Sui pearl"; describes using something of great value for a trivial purpose, or more generally, when the cost of an action far outweighs the potential reward. Edit Delete