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又
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Definitions
1. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
2. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
3. lose out on both fronts
Components
赔
péi
–
to compensate for loss
了
le
–
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
又
yòu
–
(once) again
折
zhé
–
to break
兵
bīng
–
soldiers