中文 Chinese

• 偷雞不成蝕把米
• 偷鸡不成蚀把米

英文 English Explain:

• lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
• fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
• to go for wool and come back shorn

偷雞不成蝕把米 偷鸡不成蚀把米 English Pronunciation:

• [tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]