East and West
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ō ngli á NGX ī sh é, which means that it is inevitable to lose money when it comes to input and output. It comes from the story of Pipa · Yicang relief by Gao Ming of Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In the story of Pipa · Yicang relief written by Gao Ming of Ming Dynasty, it is said that "Xianggong, villain can't recruit, since ancient times: it's hard to teach villain to compensate."
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in writing
East and West
there can never be too much deception in war - bīng bù yàn quán
pass on the ancient culture without adding anything new to it - shù ér bù zuò
without regarding a thousand miles as very distant -- take though it were a thousand miles away - bù yuǎn qiān lǐ
the state of qi is too powerful to be a partner in marriage - qí dà fēi ǒu
impart knowledge and solve doubts - shòu yè jiě huò
Water carries the boat, water capsizes the boat - shuǐ zé zài zhōu,shuǐ zé fù zhōu