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偷雞不成蝕把米 (tau1 gai1 bat1 sing4 sik6 baa2 mai5) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

偷雞不成蝕把米 (tau1 gai1 bat1 sing4 sik6 baa2 mai5, tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ) — lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom); fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off; to go for wool and come back shorn

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 偷呃拐騙 (tau1 ak1 gwaai2 pin3) — collective noun for robbery; swindle; kidnap or any criminal activitites
• 偷嘢 (tau1 je5) — to steal something
• 偷師 (tau1 si1) — to learn the secret techniques; to make a learning request
• 偷步 (tau1 bou6) — to make a false start; to jump the gun
• 偷渡客 (tau1 dou6 haak3) — stowaway
• 偷睇 (tau1 tai2) — to peek

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