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有得有失

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu dé yǒu shī

you win some, you lose some (idiom)
gains and losses
trade-off

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
失: shī · lose; make mistake, neglect

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3–2–3–1 · you3 de2 you3 shi1

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