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鸡飞蛋打

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1
落得鸡飞蛋打鸡飞蛋打的残局
2
弄得个鸡飞蛋打

Definition

鸡飞蛋打

Literally means:

the hen has flown away and the eggs in the coop are broken

Actually means:

all is lost

Literally it means that the hen has flown away and the eggs are broken.

Figuratively it means all is lost and nothing is gained. It implies a sense of regret.

鸡也飞走了,蛋也打碎了。

比喻两头落空,什么都没有得到。含有遗憾的意味。

Example

Used as object or attributive. (作宾语、定语)
1
yàoshi
要是
tīng
quàngào
劝告
  
,
gēn
jiéhūn
结婚
  
,
jiù
huì
不会
chūxiàn
出现
zhèzhǒng
这种
fēidàn
鸡飞蛋打
  
,
réncáiliǎngkōng
人财两空
de
miàn
局面
  

If he had listened to my advice and not married her, there would not have been such a situation of chicken flying eggs, people's wealth.

2
Gāokǎo
高考
mín
移民
běn
shi
zhèngdào
正道
  
,
piān
yào
zǒu
  
Xiànzài
现在
lòng
de
liǎngtóu
两头
dōu
xíng
不行
  
,
zhè
shi
fēidàn
鸡飞蛋打
chángkōng
场空
ma
  
?

The college entrance examination immigration is not the right way, he prefers to go. It's not okay to make both ends now, isn't it an empty chicken egg?

3
Yǒude
有的
tóngzhì
同志
lái
wèn
  
,
tīngshuō
听说
  
,
shàngxué
上学
ràng
le
  
,
dǎng
入党
méi
  
,
zhè
shi
fēidàn
鸡飞蛋打
le
ma
  
?

Some comrades came to ask me, heard that school does not let you go, joined the party also did not approve, this is not a chicken flying eggs hit?

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