(of moths, etc) eat into; nibble away

eclipse | [variant] 食

erode; corrode

(verb) 1. eclipse; 2. termite

lose money (horse racing jargon)

to lose money

偷雞唔到蝕揸米, 偷雞唔到蝕渣米

偷雞不着蝕把米

go for wool and come home shorn; fail in one's attempt and suffer a loss as well

try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice

陪了夫人又折兵

break-even

corrosion; corroding; diabrosis

to corrode; to rot; to rust; to etch; to eat away

to corrupt; to deprave

(verb) Erode

loss percent

solar eclipse; eclipse of the sun | Also written as 日食

rusty; corroded by rust

erosion

lose money; have a deficit

Losses; to have a deficit

to take a loss; to suffer misfortune; to come to grief; to bite the dust | Std. Chin.: 吃虧 | Syn.: 輸蝕

(verb) to suffer losses; to lose out on; to make a loss (adj.) to be taken advantage of

caustic

fear of being taken advantage

disinvestment; lose one's capital; see also 折本

to lose one's capital (in investment)

soil erosion

(v) to erode; to corrode; (n) erosion; corrosion

(noun) (of chemistry) Corrosion

lunar eclipse; eclipse of the moon | Also written as 月食

to suffer a lose; to lose capital

to suffer a loss

to take a loss; to suffer misfortune; to come to grief; to bite the dust | Std. Chin.: 吃虧 | Syn.: 蝕底

(verb) to suffer loss; to lose out; to be overtopped by others(unable to compete when compared to others)

total eclipse

tinea versicolor

a business strategy, meaning when the item is sold for a higher price at the beginning of a sale, a normal price in the middle of the sale, and then a much lower price at the very end; to make a gain at the beginning but make a loss at the end

to go out for wool and come home shorn; to expend effort trying to gain a profit and end up with nothing but losses

total eclipse of the sun