汉英词典
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MEANING OF 賠了夫人又折兵
賠了夫人又折兵
(赔了夫人又折兵)
having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) / to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
Metaphor wants to take advantage, but suffers double losses
三国时东吴孙权要向蜀汉索回荆州,都督周瑜定计,将孙权妹谎说嫁给刘备,借以把刘备骗到东吴留作人质,以便索回荆州。刘备按诸葛亮的对策行事,到东吴成婚后同夫人逃出东吴。周瑜带兵追赶,被诸葛亮的伏兵打败。此故事见于元曲《隔江斗智》第二折,又见于《三国演义》第五五回◇世因以"赔了夫人又折兵"比喻想得利不成,反而遭受双重损失。
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