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