一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
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1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
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2 a crushing defeat
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3 beaten and in a hopeless position
伤风败俗
shāng fēng bài sú
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1 offending public morals (idiom)
两败俱伤
liǎng bài jù shāng
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1 both sides suffer (idiom)
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2 neither side wins
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
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1 troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
功败垂成
gōng bài chuí chéng
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1 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
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2 to fall at the last hurdle
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3 snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
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1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
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2 history is written by the victors
反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng
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1 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
困兽犹斗
kùn shòu yóu dòu
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1 a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
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2 to fight like an animal at bay
坐观成败
zuò guān chéng bài
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1 to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides
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2 to sit on the fence
壹败涂地
yī bài tú dì
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1 beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
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2 a crushing defeat
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3 failed and in a hopeless position
安富尊荣
ān fù zūn róng
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1 well-off and respected (idiom)
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2 to be content with one's wealth and position
屡战屡败
lu:3 zhàn lu:3 bài
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1 to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)
屡败屡战
lu:3 bài lu:3 zhàn
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1 to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)
引以为荣
yǐn yǐ wéi róng
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1 to regard it as an honor (idiom)
成也萧何,败也萧何
chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé
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1 lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Hán Xìn] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[dà jiāng jūn]
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2 fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
成事不足,败事有余
chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yú
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1 unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
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2 unable to do anything right
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3 never make, but always mar
成则为王,败则为寇
chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu
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1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
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2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
成败利钝
chéng bài lì dùn
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1 succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages
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2 success and failure
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3 You win some, you lose some.
成败得失
chéng bài dé shī
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1 lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
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2 fig. to weigh up various factors
成败论人
chéng bài lùn rén
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1 to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)