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得失

Mandarin · pinyin dé shī

gains and losses
success and failure
merits and demerits

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得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
失: shī · lose; make mistake, neglect

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2–1 · de2 shi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dak1 sat1

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noun

gain and loss; success and failure
advantages and disadvantages; pros and cons; merits and demerits
(～卦) a combination 四上三中二下 in the Lingqijing

verb

(dialectal) to offend

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