得便宜处失便宜得便宜處失便宜得便宜處失便宜

where you gain an advantage, you lose an advantage

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Someone who takes unfair advantage will in the end lose out. A warning against greed, like 'cheats never prosper'.

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Simplified: 得便宜处失便宜
Traditional (Taiwan): 得便宜處失便宜
Pinyin: dé piányi chù shī piányi
Pinyin (Taiwan): de piányi chù shī piányi
Bopomofo: ˙ㄉㄜㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧㄔㄨˋ ㄕㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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