得失

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Chinese

get; obtain; gain
get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
 
to lose; to miss; to fail
simp. and trad.
(得失)

Pronunciation 1


Noun

得失

  1. gain and loss; success and failure
  2. advantages and disadvantages; pros and cons; merits and demerits
  3. () a combination 四上三中二下 in the Lingqijing
Synonyms
  • (advantages and disadvantages):
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2


Verb

得失

  1. (dialectal) to offend
Synonyms

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “得失”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 139.