赔了夫人又折兵 péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng

DEFINITIONS

  1. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
  2. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy

CHARACTERS

赔 péi
HSK 5
indemnify, suffer loss
了 le
HSK 1
to finish; particle of completed action
夫 fū
HSK 2
man, male adult, husband; those
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
又 yòu
HSK 3
and, also, again, in addition
折 zhé
HSK 4
break off, snap; bend
兵 bīng
HSK 5
soldier, troops