患得患失
Traditional form:
患得患失
Pinyin (reading):
huàndéhuànshī
Definitions:
- to worry about personal gains and losses
Characters:
- 患 - suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer
- 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
- 患 - suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer
- 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
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