偷鸡唔到蚀揸米

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 偷鸡唔到蚀揸米 – see 偷雞唔到蝕揸米 (“to try to gain an advantage, only to end up worse off and suffer losses”). (This term is the simplified form of 偷雞唔到蝕揸米).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.