See 傷敵一千，自損八百 on Wiktionary
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"zh_pron": "dzi⁶ syn² baat⁸ baak⁸"
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"zh_pron": "ji⁶ xun² bad³ bag³"
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"zh_pron": "shāng dí yī-chyān-"
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"zh_pron": "dz̀ swǔn bā-bǎi"
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"roman": "shādí yīqiān, zì sǔn bābǎi",
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"roman": "cǎnshèng",
"word": "慘勝"
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"roman": "cǎnshèng",
"word": "惨胜"
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"roman": "sǔnrén bù lìjǐ",
"word": "損人不利己"
},
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"roman": "sǔnrén bù lìjǐ",
"word": "损人不利己"
},
{
"roman": "liǎngbàijùshāng",
"word": "兩敗俱傷"
},
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"roman": "liǎngbàijùshāng",
"word": "两败俱伤"
}
],
"word": "傷敵一千，自損八百"
}
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