成敗得失

简 成败得失 · 繁 成敗得失
Mandarin · pinyin chéng bài dé shī

Meanings

  1. lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
  2. fig. to weigh up various factors
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成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
敗
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得
dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
失
shī · lose; make mistake, neglect
败
bài · be defeated, decline, fail
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2–4–2–1 · cheng2 bai4 de2 shi1

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sing4 baai6 dak1 sat1

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成敗得失 · cheng2 bai4 de2 shi1
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Exact source record成敗得失 成败得失 [cheng2 bai4 de2 shi1] /lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)/fig. to weigh up various factors/