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賠了夫人又折兵
简 赔了夫人又折兵 · 繁 賠了夫人又折兵Mandarin · pinyin péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng
Meanings
- lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
- fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
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2–5–1–2–4–2–1 · pei2 le5 fu1 ren2 you4 zhe2 bing1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
pui4 liu5 fu1 jan4 jau6 zit3 bing1
Cantonese word readings for 賠了夫人又折兵. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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pui4 liu5 fu1 jan4 jau6 zit3 bing1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to suffer a double whammy after trying to take advantage of something
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