chī kuī
to suffer losses
to come to grief
to lose out
to get the worst of it
to be at a disadvantage
unfortunately
huò wèn sān jiā bù chī kuī
see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1]
huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī
shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)