有得必有失有得必有失有得必有失

where there is gain there must be loss

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Every achievement comes at a price. Similar to 'you can't have your cake and eat it'.

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Simplified: 有得必有失
Pinyin: yǒu dé bì yǒushī
Pinyin (Taiwan): yǒu de bì yǒushī
Bopomofo: ㄧㄡˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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