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得不偿失

débùchángshī

be not worth the candle; get more kicks than halfpence

HSK 7-9 (v3.0)(HSK 2.0: Level 6)

Examples

得不偿失。

débùchángshī.

The loss outweighs the gain.

A little more clarity. A stronger next attempt.

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