How to say "偷鸡不成蚀把米" (tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ) in Chinese dialogue
偷鸡不成蚀把米
You went for wool and came home shorn,
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INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0120:24
jìng竟
dé得
le了
shī师
shū叔
bàn半
shēng生
gōng功
lì力
“and gained half his lifetime's power.”
LINE 0220:26
PLAYING SCENEtōu偷
jī鸡
bù不
chéng成
shí蚀
bǎ把
mǐ米
“You went for wool and came home shorn,”
LINE 0320:28
zhǎng掌
mén门
méi没
dàng当
chéng成
hái还
ràng让
rén人
ná拿
le了
bǎ把
bǐng柄
“leaving yourself vulnerable to others.”
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