输钱只为赢钱起輸錢只為贏錢起輸錢只為贏錢起

losing money is only because winning money started it

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: In gambling, losses begin with the lure of an early win. It is also said when someone who hoped to gain an advantage is tricked instead. A warning.

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Simplified: 输钱只为赢钱起
Traditional (Taiwan): 輸錢只為贏錢起
Pinyin: shūqián zhǐ wèi yíngqián qǐ
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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