粵

得dak1不bat1償soeng4失sat1

simp得不偿失
dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1dé bù cháng shī

English

  1. the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
  2. to be unable to cover loss with gain

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 獲得嘅嘢唔足以彌補冇咗嘅嘢

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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