败
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Definitions
- 1. to defeat
- 2. to damage
- 3. to lose (to an opponent)
- 4. to fail
- 5. to wither
Words Containing 败
to be defeated
to defeat
to ruin
corruption
lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom)
to not be able to distinguish who's winning
invincible position
to succeed through failure
to collapse (of building)
offending public morals (idiom)
see 優勝劣汰|优胜劣汰[yōu shèng liè tài]
both sides suffer (idiom)
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat
victory or defeat
the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu]
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
to oppose corruption
to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides
to defeat
defeatism
Failure is the mother of success.
loser
(sports) to be trounced (by an opponent)
to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)
to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)
utter failure
to suffer a crushing defeat
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]
unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
success or failure
succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages
win or lose, it all ends here
lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)
see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu]
see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu]
to lose a war
to thwart; to foil (sb's plans)
defeated
to defeat
The army is completely routed. (idiom)
to be defeated and dispersed
lost battle
to squander one's fortune
(literary) to be routed (in a war)
see 敗家子|败家子[bài jiā zǐ]
return of the prodigal son
spendthrift; wastrel; prodigal
lost game
evil conduct
to lose a war
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
(TCM) to relieve inflamation and internal heat
relieve inflammation or internal heat
a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting
ruined
to be utterly defeated
spoil one's appetite
disappointed
(of status or wealth) to decline
septicaemia
to lose a lawsuit
to run away (in defeat)
to retreat in defeat
to be defeated on the battlefield
(of a plot etc) to fall through and stand exposed
scum of a community
perishable
ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
dilapidated
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
flustered and exasperated
to be utterly defeated; to be routed
Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[jīn yōng] novels
Anhui faction of Northern Warlords (1912-c. 1920), led by Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 with Japanese support
to defeat
crushed
to ruin
to retreat again and again in defeat
the crime of corruption
to suffer a defeat
to fail at every step of the way (idiom)
to decline
corruption
to lose one's standing
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
consecutive defeats
vice
(milk) to turn sour
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
to wither and fall
honorable even in defeat (idiom)
to decay
lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom)
pride goes before a fall (idiom)