péi​le​fū​ren​yòu​zhé​bīng

to suffer a double loss

  1. péi verbnoun
    to lose money
    to suffer a financial loss; to lose capital in a business transaction
  2. le particle
    [aspect marker]
    Placed after a verb or adjective to indicate the completion of an action or a change in state.
  3. wife
    A formal way to refer to someone's wife; Madame; Mrs.
  4. yòu adverb
    again
    (once) again; indicates the recurrence or continuation of an action or state (often of a negative or undesirable nature)
  5. to lose money
    (bound form) to lose money in business; to sustain a financial loss
  6. army
    army; troops; military forces