敗兵折將

See also: 败兵折将

Chinese

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|- ! !be defeated; to defeat; loss

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soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike

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tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)

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a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use

|- !trad. (敗兵折將) | 敗 | 兵 | 折 | 將 |- !simp. (败兵折将) | 败 | 兵 | 折 | 将 |}

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàibīngzhéjiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄥㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baai⁶ bing¹ zit³ zoeng³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàibīngzhéjiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄥㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baybingjerjianq
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baai⁶ bing¹ zit³ zoeng³
  - Yale: baaih bīng jit jeung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baai⁶ bing¹ dzit⁸ dzoeng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bai⁶ bing¹ jid³ zêng³
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːi̯²² pɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³ t͡ɕœːŋ³³/

Idiom

敗兵折將

to suffer a major defeat in battle resulting in the loss of a number of soldiers and generals

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