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徹底失敗
chè dǐ shī bài
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utter failure
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慘敗
cǎn bài
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to suffer a crushing defeat
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成也蕭何，敗也蕭何
chéng yě xiāo hé ， bài yě xiāo hé
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lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1];
fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
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成事不足，敗事有餘
chéng shì bù zú ， bài shì yǒu yú
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unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom);
unable to do anything right;
never make, but always mar
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成則為王，敗則為寇
chéng zé wéi wáng ， bài zé wéi kòu
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lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom);
fig. losers are always in the wrong
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成敗
chéng bài
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success or failure
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成敗利鈍
chéng bài lì dùn
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succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages;
success and failure;
You win some, you lose some.
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成敗在此一舉
chéng bài zài cǐ yī jǔ
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win or lose, it all ends here;
this is the moment to shine
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成敗得失
chéng bài dé shī
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lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom);
fig. to weigh up various factors
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成敗論人
chéng bài lùn rén
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to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)
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成王敗寇
chéng wáng bài kòu
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see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]
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成者為王，敗者為寇
chéng zhě wéi wáng ， bài zhě wéi kòu
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see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]
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戰敗
zhàn bài
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to lose a war
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打敗
dǎ bài
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to defeat;
to overpower;
to beat;
to be defeated
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挫敗
cuò bài
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to thwart;
to foil (sb's plans);
a setback;
a failure;
a defeat
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撓敗
náo bài
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defeated;
routed;
crushed
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擊敗
jī bài
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to defeat;
to beat
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敗不成軍
bài bù chéng jūn
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The army is completely routed. (idiom)
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敗亡
bài wáng
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to be defeated and dispersed
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敗仗
bài zhàng
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lost battle;
defeat
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敗光
bài guāng
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to squander one's fortune;
to dissipate one's wealth
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敗北
bài běi
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(literary) to be routed (in a war);
to suffer defeat (in sports etc)
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敗壞
bài huài
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to ruin;
to corrupt;
to undermine
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敗子
bài zǐ
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see 敗家子|败家子[bai4 jia1 zi3]
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敗子回頭
bài zǐ huí tóu
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return of the prodigal son
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