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轉敗為勝

简转败为胜 · 繁轉敗為勝

Mandarin · pinyin zhuàn bài wéi shèng

to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat

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勝: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn
败: bài · be defeated, decline, fail
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
胜: shèng · victory; excel, be better than

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4–4–2–4 · zhuan4 bai4 wei2 sheng4

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zyun2 baai6 wai4 sing3

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