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Meaning of 得不偿失

  1. the gains do not make up for the losses
    dé bù cháng shī
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得不偿失的胜利
débùchángshī de shènglì
Pyrrhic victory
在是得不偿失的专家们看来,这种做法
zài shì débùchángshī de zhuānjiā mén kànlái , zhèzhǒng zuòfǎ
in the view of experts, this approach is not worth the cost
别做得不偿失的事
bié zuò débùchángshī de shì
don't do anything worthless

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