驕兵必敗 jiāo bīng bì bài

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom)
  2. fig. pride goes before a fall

CHARACTERS

驕 jiāo spirited horse; haughty
兵 bīng
HSK 5
soldier, troops
必 bì
HSK 3
surely, most certainly; must
敗 bài be defeated, decline, fail