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出師未捷身先死
简 出师未捷身先死 · 繁 出師未捷身先死Mandarin · pinyin chū shī wèi jié shēn xiān sǐ
Meanings
- "he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相 Shǔ xiàng by Du Fu 杜甫 Dù Fǔ)
Characters in this entry
- 出
- chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
- 師
- shī · teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆
- 未
- wèi · not yet; eighth earthly branch
- 捷
- jié · win, victory, triumph
- 身
- shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
- 先
- xiān · first, former, previous
- 死
- sǐ · die; dead; death
- 师
- shī · teacher, master, specialist
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1–1–4–2–1–1–3 · chu1 shi1 wei4 jie2 shen1 xian1 si3
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