péi
le
rén
yòu
zhé
bīng

idiom

Meaning of 赔了夫人又折兵

赔了夫人又折兵 means suffer a double loss; lose on both counts; a crushing failure. Pronounced péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng.

  • suffer a double loss; lose on both counts; a crushing failure

Definitions & Examples

xiǎng
tōng
guò
jiàng
jià
gǎo
kuǎ
duì
shǒu
 
jié
guǒ
jīn
liàn
duàn
liè
 
zhēn
shì
péi
le
rén
yòu
zhé
bīng
 

He tried to bankrupt his competitor by lowering prices, only to have his own cash flow break; he truly suffered a double loss.

běn
xiǎng
piàn
diǎn
xiǎo
qián
 
jié
guǒ
bèi
piàn
guāng
le
 
hái
bēi
shàng
le
guān
si
 
zhēn
shì
péi
le
rén
yòu
zhé
bīng
 

He originally wanted to scam a little money, but ended up losing all his savings and facing a lawsuit; it was a crushing failure.

Zhè
jiā
gōng
tóu
yán
 
chǎn
pǐn
què
rén
wèn
jīn
 
zuì
zhōng
luò
ge
péi
le
rén
yòu
zhé
bīng
de
xià
chǎng
 

This company invested heavily in R&D, but the product found no buyers, ending up in a situation of suffering a double loss.

bié
wāi
zhǔ
le
 
xiǎo
xīn
péi
le
rén
yòu
zhé
bīng
 

Don't try any underhanded schemes, or you might end up losing on both counts.