偷鸡不成蚀把米

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परिभाषाएँ

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

偷鸡不成蚀把米 के घटक शब्द

• 不 bù: no; not so
• 不成 bù chéng: won't do
• 偷 tōu: to steal
• 成 chéng: to succeed
• 把 bǎ: handlebar
• 把 bà: handle
• 米 mǐ: rice
• 鸡 jī: fowl
• 蚀 shí: to nibble away at sth