The loss is more than the deficiency
"Loss, surplus and deficiency" is a Chinese word, which comes from the Hanshu shihuozhi. It is interpreted to reduce the superfluous and supplement the deficient.
explain
Loss: decrease. Reduce the superfluous and supplement the insufficient. It originally refers to an average thought of ancient Taoism. After also refers to the general fill in.
source
According to the book of the Han Dynasty, Shi Huo Zhi 1: "if you take it from the place where you have more than enough to use it, then the Fu of the poor people can be damaged. The so-called" if you have more than enough to make up for the deficiency. "
Examples
It's the so-called ~, of course, the way of heaven. Ling Mengchu, Ming Dynasty
The loss is more than the deficiency
children and grandchildren get official rank - lán guì qí fāng
adopt a wrong method to save a situation and end up by making it worse - bào xīn jiù fén