患得患失 in English huan4 de2 huan4 shi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to worry about personal gains and losses

Simplified Characters

患 得 患 失

Traditional Characters

患 得 患 失

Pinyin

huan4 de2 huan4 shi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

患huan4to suffer (from illness) 得de2to obtain 患huan4to suffer (from illness) 失shi1to lose