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得不偿失

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
得不偿失 débùchángshī	得不偿失 \| 得不偿失* \| *得不偿失	the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)	得不償失 HSK 7-9

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
得	得 \| 得* \| *得	11画彳 + 8	dé, de, děi	obtain, get, gain, acquire	dak1	2624.1 HOAMI


不	不 \| 不* \| *不	4画一 + 3	bù, fǒu, fōu	no, not; un-; negative prefix	bat1, fau2	1090.0 MF


偿	偿 \| 偿* \| *偿	11画人亻 + 9	cháng	repay, recompense; restitution	soeng4	償 2923 OFBI


失	失 \| 失* \| *失	5画大 + 2	shī	lose; make mistake, neglect	sat1	2503.0 HQO

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
得不偿失 débùchángshī	得不偿失 \| 得不偿失* \| *得不偿失	the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)


得 dé	得 \| 得* \| *得	to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished


得 de	得 \| 得* \| *得	structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc


得 děi	得 \| 得* \| *得	to have to / must / ought to / to need to


不　bù	不 \| 不* \| *不	no; not so / (bound form) not; un-


偿　　cháng	偿 \| 偿* \| *偿	to repay / to compensate for / to recompense / to fulfill (hopes etc)


失　　　shī	失 \| 失* \| *失	to lose / to miss / to fail

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