Correct
偷鸡不成蚀把米
/ tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ /
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Collocation
1
可谓偷鸡不成蚀把米
2
俗话说，偷鸡不成蚀把米
3
真是偷鸡不成蚀把米
4
他偷鸡不成蚀把米
Definition
偷鸡不成蚀把米
Literally means:
try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice
Actually means:
go for wool and come back shorn
It literally means trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing on the cheap only to end up suffering losses. Derogatory.
来诱捕鸡没偷到，用来诱捕鸡的米也白白地损失了。比喻本想占贪便宜，结果不但好处没捞到，反而吃了亏或赔了本。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as a minor sentence, or as predicate or object. (作小句、谓语、宾语)
1
Tōujī
偷鸡
bù
不
chéng
成
shí
蚀
bǎ
把
mǐ
米
,
tā
他
fànmài
贩卖
dàobǎn
盗版
guāngdié
光碟
bèi
被
zhuāzhù
抓住
,
bùdàn
不但
zhuàn
赚
bù
不
le
了
qián
钱
fǎnér
反而
fùchū
付出
yī
一
dà
大
bǐ
笔
fákuǎn
罚款
。
Stealing chickens does not erode rice, he sold pirated discs were caught, not only can not make money but pay a large fine.
2
Tā
他
wèile
为了
wǎng
往
shàng
上
pá
爬
,
sānpānwǔcì
三番五次
niēzào
捏造
shìshí
事实
xiànhài
陷害
tóngshì
同事
,
dàotóulái
到头来
què
却
tōujī
偷鸡
bù
不
chéng
成
shí
蚀
bǎ
把
mǐ
米
,
yīn
因
chùfàn
触犯
fǎlǜ
法律
ér
而
jìn
进
le
了
jiānláo
监牢
。
In order to climb up, he made up the facts three times to frame his colleagues, but in the end, stealing chickens does not eat rice, because of violations of the law and went to prison.
3
Liúmíng
刘明
jíyú
急于
gěi
给
mèimei
妹妹
bàochóu
报仇
,
bù
不
tīng
听
quàngào
劝告
yī
一
rén
人
chuǎng
闯
hēishèhuì
黑社会
,
jiēguǒ
结果
sòng
送
le
了
mìng
命
,
zhēn
真
kěwèi
可谓
tōujī
偷鸡
bù
不
chéng
成
shí
蚀
bǎ
把
mǐ
米
。
Liu Ming is anxious to give his sister revenge, do not listen to advice to a person to break into the undersemination, the result sent to life, really can be said to steal chickens do not eat rice.