1 suffer losses; come to grief; get the worst of it: |
| 吃闷亏 be forced to keep one's grievances to oneself; swallow a bitter pill in silence; suffer in silence |
| 有备才能无患,无备必定吃亏。 If one is prepared, one will be safe; if not, one will suffer. or Preparedness ensures security; unpreparedness invites disaster. |
| 有的人吃亏,就在于不老实。 Some people come to grief on account of their dishonesty. |
| 机械地搬用外国的东西是要吃大亏的。 Rigid copying of things foreign will be disastrous. |