賠了夫人又折兵 — pei2 le5 fu1 ren2 you4 zhe2 bing1

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Definitions7 characters

pei² le⁵ fu¹ ren² you⁴ zhe² bing¹

lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)/fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy

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Pronunciations

賠

了

夫

人

又

折

兵

pei²

lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)/fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy

le⁵

lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)/fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy

fu¹

lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)/fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy

ren²

lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)/fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy

you⁴

lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)/fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy

zhe²

lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)/fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy

bing¹

lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)/fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy