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得不償失 (dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1) — (saying) the gains cannot make up for the losses; the losses outweigh the gains in Cantonese

dakˉ¹得batˉ¹不soengˎ₄償satˉ¹失
简 得不偿失
Mandarin Pinyin: de2 bu4 chang2 shi1

Meaning of 得不償失

noun(saying) the gains cannot make up for the losses; the losses outweigh the gains

Characters in 得不償失

得dak1
be satisfied/complacent
不bat1
not; no; un-
償soeng4
repay; refund; compensate for
失sat1
lose

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