敗兵折將

See also: 败兵折将

Chinese

		be defeated; to defeat; loss	soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike	tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)	a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready 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 ㄅㄧㄥ ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baai⁶ bing¹ zit³ zoeng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàibīngzhéjiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàibingjhéjiàng
    • Wade–Giles: pai⁴-ping¹-chê²-chiang⁴
    • Yale: bài-bīng-jé-jyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baybingjerjianq
    • Palladius: байбинчжэцзян (bajbinčžɛczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baai⁶ bing¹ zit³ zoeng³
    • Yale: baaih bīng jit jeung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baai⁶ bing¹ dzit⁸ dzoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bai⁶ bing¹ jid³ zêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːi̯²² pɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³ t͡sœːŋ³³/

Idiom

敗兵折將

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