亏本
亏本虧本 kuī běn ㄎㄨㄟ ㄅㄣˇ kwai1 bun2 HSK 7-9
- to make a loss
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亏
本
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- 功亏一篑功虧一簣 gōng kuī yī kuì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄧ ㄎㄨㄟˋ gung1 kwai1 jat1 gwai6 lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
- 扭亏为盈扭虧為盈 niǔ kuī wéi yíng ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄥˊ nau2 kwai1 wai6 jing4 (idiom) to get into the black; to become profitable
- 自知理亏自知理虧 zì zhī lǐ kuī ㄗˋ ㄓ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄨㄟ zi6 zi1 lei5 kwai1 to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)
- 报本反始報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
- 本来面目本來面目 běn lái miàn mù ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ bun2 loi4 min6 muk6 (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
- 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
- 本性难移本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
- 变本加厉變本加厲 biàn běn jiā lì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ bin3 bun2 gaa1 lai6 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)