鸡飞蛋打

jī fēi dàn dǎ

to lose everything; to end up with nothing

Character by character

鸡jī
hen

飞fēi
flies

蛋dàn
eggs

打dǎ
break

他想两头都占，结果鸡飞蛋打。

He tried to have it both ways and ended up with nothing.

Tone: neutral.

The hen flies off and the eggs smash: both things lost at once.

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