tōu jī bù zhe shí bǎ mǐ
ㄊㄡ ㄐ一 ㄅㄨˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚˇ ㄇ一ˇ
偷鸡不着蚀把米
⒈ 以米诱鸡而偷之未成，反而赔了米。比喻图事不成，自己受到损害。
英go for wool and come home shorn; try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice;
