「贏咗粒糖，輸咗間廠 / 贏粒糖輸間廠」
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贏 to win 咗 -ed (perfective) 粒 grain; granule; small round object 糖 sugar; candy; sweets; sweetener 輸 to lose; to be beaten; to transport; loss 咗 -ed (perfective) 間 (measure); time or space; stripe 廠 factory; mill; plant |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
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penny-wise, pound-foolish; literally "won a piece of candy, lost an entire factory"
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| Synonym： | Synonym： 因小失大 |
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