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
ㅤ,
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
ㅤ,
nà那
jiù就
wèimiǎn未免
débùchángshī得不偿失
le了
ㅤ。
Success can be only one ingredient in happiness, and is too dearly purchased if all the other ingredients have been sacrificed to obtain.