偷鸡不成蚀把米

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Định nghĩa

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

Từ cấu thành 偷鸡不成蚀把米

• 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