meaning for 得不偿失 débùchángshī:
- - the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
chénggōng成功
zhǐnéng只能
shì是
xìngfú幸福
de的
yīgè一个
yīnsù因素
,
rúguǒ如果
wèile为了
huòdé获得
chénggōng成功
ér而
xīshēng牺牲
qítā其他
xìngfú幸福
de的
yīnsù因素
,
nà那
jiù就
wèimiǎn未免
débùchángshī得不偿失
le了
。
Success can be only one ingredient in happiness, and is too dearly purchased if all the other ingredients have been sacrificed to obtain.