How to pronounce 得不償失 in Cantonese (3 out of 4):

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成身傷哂就得不償失
And the damage to the body is worthless.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

成身 seng4 san1
noun; the whole body
傷 soeng1
to injure
injury
wound
to be ill from
to grief
distressed
to hurt
哂 saai3
(literary) to smile
to sneer
to display
to show off
to sunbathe
to sleep
to hide
to hide out
to stay
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
得不償失 dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1
lose more than gain
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