有所得必有所失

yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī

Định nghĩa

1. there is no gain without a loss (idiom)
2. there is no such thing as a free meal

Từ cấu thành 有所得必有所失

• 得 得 dé: to obtain
• 得 得 de: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
• 得 得 děi: to have to
• 必 必 bì: certainly
• 所 所 suǒ: actually
• 有 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 有所 有所 yǒu suǒ: somewhat
• 失 失 shī: to lose
• 所得 所得 suǒ dé: what one acquires