吃亏 / 吃虧
chī kuī
Meaning
- to suffer losses
- to come to grief
- to lose out
- to get the worst of it
- to be at a disadvantage
- unfortunately
Example sentences
我天天在这里做买卖，不会让你吃亏的！
我天天在這裏做買賣，不會讓你喫虧的！
wǒ tiān tiān zài zhè lǐ zuò mǎi mài， bú huì ràng nǐ chī kuī de！
I do business here every day, I won't let you lose out!
吃亏就是占便宜
喫虧就是佔便宜
chī kuī jiù shì zhàn pián yí
Taking a loss is actually gaining an advantage.