得不偿失 (dé bù cháng shī) | Meaning: the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)因小失大yīn xiǎo shī dà

penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)贪小失大tān xiǎo shī dà

to miscalculate; to misjudge失算shī suàn

try to save a little only to lose a lot · care for the fingers and lose the hand · lose much in being careful of little · stint a finger only to lose the whole hand惜指失掌xī zhǐ shī zhǎng

the loss outweighs the gain · shoot birds with pearls明珠弹雀míng zhū tán què

the loss outweighs the gain · advance an inch and lose a foot · the game is not worth the candle进寸退尺jǐn cùn tuì chǐ

the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

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