Read Edit View history 得不酬失 débùchóushī the gain does not make up for the loss Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 得不酬失 débùchóushī the gain does not make up for the loss The cost or effort put into something is greater than the resulting benefit; more is lost than gained. Cross-References Same as 得不偿失 débùchángshī得不补失 débùbǔshī
得不酬失 débùchóushī the gain does not make up for the loss The cost or effort put into something is greater than the resulting benefit; more is lost than gained. Cross-References Same as 得不偿失 débùchángshī得不补失 débùbǔshī