偷雞不成蝕把米 (tau1 gai1 bat1 sing4 sik6 baa2 mai5): lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) | Cantonese Dictionary

tau1 gai1 bat1 sing4 sik6 baa2 mai5偷雞不成蝕把米偷鸡不成蚀把米

Jyutpingtau1 gai1 bat1 sing4 sik6 baa2 mai5

Yaletāu gāi bāt sìngh sikh bá máih

Definition

lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom); to go for wool and come back shorn

T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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