偷雞不成蝕把米

Chinese
to steal; to pilfer fowl; chicken to not form; to not constitute; unsuccessful eat up slowly; eclipse
 
handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object)
handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of
 rice; metre
trad. (偷雞不成蝕把米/偷鷄不成蝕把米) 偷 雞/鷄 不成 蝕 把 米
simp. (偷鸡不成蚀把米) 偷 鸡 不成 蚀 把 米

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tōu jī bùchéng shí bǎ mǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚˇ ㄇㄧˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: tōu jī bùchéng shí bǎ mǐ [Phonetic: tōujībùchéngshíbámǐ]
      • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚˇ ㄇㄧˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: tou ji bùchéng shíh bǎ mǐ
      • Wade–Giles: tʻou1 chi1 pu4-chʻêng2 shih2 pa3 mi3
      • Yale: tōu jī bù-chéng shŕ bǎ mǐ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tou ji bucherng shyr baa mii
      • Palladius: тоу цзи бучэн ши ба ми (tou czi bučɛn ši ba mi)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵⁻⁵⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

偷雞不成蝕把米

  1. to try to gain an advantage, only to end up worse off and suffer losses

Synonyms
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