偷鸡不着蚀把米 — “To try to gain an advantage but instead suffer a greater loss”
偷鸡不着蚀把米 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to try to gain an advantage but instead suffer a greater loss”. To attempt to profit but incur damage; to end up worse off than before trying to gain something. Literally, “Try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice”.
偷鸡不着蚀把米 Pronunciation and Pinyin
偷鸡不着蚀把米 Character Breakdown
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What does 偷鸡不着蚀把米 mean?
偷鸡不着蚀把米 (tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to try to gain an advantage but instead suffer a greater loss”.
How do you pronounce 偷鸡不着蚀把米?
偷鸡不着蚀把米 is pronounced tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 偷鸡不着蚀把米 literally mean?
Literally, 偷鸡不着蚀把米 means “Try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice”. It is used to mean “to try to gain an advantage but instead suffer a greater loss”.
What is the Chinese definition of 偷鸡不着蚀把米?
俗语。鸡没有偷到，反而损失了一把米。比喻本想占便宜反而吃了亏。