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偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
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Definitions
- 1. lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
- 2. fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
- 3. to go for wool and come back shorn