偷鸡不着蚀把米怎么读 偷鸡不着蚀把米的意思

tōu zhe shí

偷鸡不着蚀把米

基本信息

拼音:tōu jī bù zhe shí bǎ mǐ

注音:ㄊㄡㄐㄧㄅㄨˋ˙ㄓㄜㄕˊㄅㄚˇㄇㄧˇ

解释:俗语。鸡没有偷到,反而损失了一把米。比喻本想占便宜反而吃了亏。

出处:清·钱彩《说岳全传》第二十五回:“这艄公好晦气,却不是偷鸡不着,反折了一把米?”

英语:go for wool and come home shorn

单字解释: [偷]的意思 [鸡]的意思 [不]的意思 [着]的意思 [蚀]的意思 [把]的意思 [米]的意思

英语解释

common saying. Instead of stealing it, the chicken lost a handful of rice. It's a metaphor for trying to take advantage but losing.