有所得必有所失

有所得必有所失
yǒusuǒyǒusuǒshī

there is no gain without a loss (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    there is no gain without a loss (idiom)

    • Where there is gain, there must be loss.

  2. noun

    there is no such thing as a free meal

    • You gain something, you lose something else.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.

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