bài

be defeated, decline, fail

DEFINITIONS

  • be defeated, decline, fail
  • to defeat
  • to damage
  • to lose (to an opponent)
  • to fail
  • to wither

WORDS

氣急壞 qì jí bài huài flustered and exasperated; utterly discomfited
kuì bài utterly defeated; routed; crushed; to collapse (of army)
獨孤求 dú gū qiú bài Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] novels
皖系戰 wǎn xì zhàn bài Anhui faction of Northern Warlords (1912-c. 1920), led by Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 with Japanese support
pò bài to defeat; to crush (in battle); beaten; ruined; destroyed; in decline
不堪 pò bài bù kān crushed; utterly defeated
yǔ bài to ruin; corrupt
節節退 jié jié bài tuì to retreat again and again in defeat; to suffer defeat after defeat
fǔ bài corruption; to corrupt; to rot; rotten
罪 fǔ bài zuì the crime of corruption
luò bài to suffer a defeat; to fail; to fall behind
著著失 zhuó zhuó shī bài to fail at every step of the way (idiom)
shuāi bài to decline; to wane; to decay; to deteriorate
貪污腐 tān wū fǔ bài corruption
名裂 shēn bài míng liè to lose one's standing; to have one's reputation swept away; a complete defeat and fall from grace
為勝 zhuàn bài wéi shèng to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
lián bài consecutive defeats; to lose several times in a row
道德壞 dào dé bài huài vice; immorality; moral turpitude
suān bài (milk) to turn sour; (meat, fish) to go off
金玉其外,絮其中 jīn yù qí wài , bài xù qí zhōng gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
金玉其表,絮其中 jīn yù qí biǎo , bài xù qí zhōng gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
kāi bài to wither and fall
猶榮 suī bài yóu róng honorable even in defeat (idiom)
tuí bài to decay; to decline; to become corrupt
驕兵必 jiāo bīng bì bài lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom); fig. pride goes before a fall