貪勝不知輸 [贪胜－－输]

Jyutping taam1 sing3 bat1 zi1 syu1
Pinyin tān shèng bù zhī shū

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    開頭​贏得​太順利​而​忽略​輸​嘅​風​險
    to ignore the risk of loss after winning too easily
    • 佢初初學炒股就有斬獲，偏偏貪勝不知輸，走去玩期指輸到破產。
      佢初初学炒股就有斩获，偏偏贪胜不知输，走去玩期指输到破产。
      keoi5 co1 co1 hok6 caau2 gu2 zau6 jau5 zaam2 wok6, pin1 pin1 taam1 sing3 bat1 zi1 syu1, zau2 heoi3 waan2 kei4 zi2 syu1 dou3 po3 caan2.
      He gained a profit from his first trial on stock market. But then he ignored risks, turned to invest index futures and suffered a great loss that made him bankrupt.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢贪胜不知输，结果呕多几皮出嚟。
    佢貪勝不知輸，結果嘔多幾皮出嚟。
    keoi5 taam1 sing3 bat1 zi1 syu1, git3 gwo2 au2 do1 gei2 pei4 ceot1 lai4.
    • After gaining a profit in the first trial, he soon ignored risks and thus suffered a net loss of tens of thousand dollars.
  2. Cantonese
    佢初初学炒股就有斩获，偏偏贪胜不知输，走去玩期指输到破产。
    佢初初學炒股就有斬獲，偏偏貪勝不知輸，走去玩期指輸到破產。
    keoi5 co1 co1 hok6 caau2 gu2 zau6 jau5 zaam2 wok6, pin1 pin1 taam1 sing3 bat1 zi1 syu1, zau2 heoi3 waan2 kei4 zi2 syu1 dou3 po3 caan2.
    • He gained a profit from his first trial on stock market. But then he ignored risks, turned to invest index futures and suffered a great loss that made him bankrupt.