汉英词典
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MEANING OF 偷鸡不着蚀把米
偷鸡不着蚀把米
(偷雞不著蝕把米)
see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]
Colloquialism / Instead of stealing the chicken, he lost a handful of rice / Metaphor wanted to take advantage but suffered a loss
得不偿失 劳民伤财 失算 小题大做 因噎废食 因小失大 事倍功半 舍近求远
俗语。鸡没有偷到，反而损失了一把米。比喻本想占便宜反而吃了亏。
偷 tōu 鸡 (雞) jī 不 bù/bú 着 zhe/zhuó/zhāo/zháo 蚀 (蝕) shí 把 bǎ/bà 米 mǐ
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