Pyrrhic victory
US /ˈpɪrɪk ˈvɪktəri/
UK /ˈpɪrɪk ˈvɪktəri/
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kemenangan yang mahal, kemenangan Pyrrhic
a victory that is won at such a great cost that it is not really worth winning
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Winning the lawsuit was a Pyrrhic victory; the legal fees cost them more than they gained.
Memenangi saman itu adalah kemenangan yang mahal; yuran guaman menelan belanja lebih daripada yang mereka peroleh.
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The company achieved market dominance, but it was a Pyrrhic victory, as it led to bankruptcy.
Syarikat itu mencapai dominasi pasaran, tetapi ia adalah kemenangan yang mahal, kerana ia membawa kepada kebankrapan.