偷雞不成蝕把米

Chinese

to bluff 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/偷鷄 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 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

Dialectal synonyms of 偷雞不成蝕把米 (“to try to gain an advantage, only to end up worse off and suffer losses”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 偷雞不成蝕把米, 偷雞不著蝕把米
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 偷雞不成蝕把米, 偷雞不著蝕把米
Cantonese Guangzhou 偷雞唔到蝕揸米, 偷雞唔到蝕把米
Hong Kong 偷雞唔到蝕揸米
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