Characters
- 得 (得): to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
- 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 偿 (償): to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)
- 失 (失): to lose; to miss; to fail
Resources
- Wiktionary: 得不偿失
- MDBG: 得不偿失
- Examples with 得不偿失 on Tatoeba
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