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雖敗猶榮

简 虽败犹荣 · 繁 雖敗猶榮
Mandarin · pinyin suī bài yóu róng

Meanings

  1. honorable even in defeat (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

雖
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敗
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猶
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榮
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虽
suī · although, even if
败
bài · be defeated, decline, fail
犹
yóu · like, similar to, just like, as
荣
róng · glory, honor; flourish, prosper
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Entries containing 雖敗猶榮 ↗Words written with 雖 ↗Words written with 敗 ↗Words written with 猶 ↗Words written with 榮 ↗Words written with 虽 ↗Words written with 败 ↗Words written with 犹 ↗Words written with 荣 ↗

Mandarin tones

1–4–2–2 · sui1 bai4 you2 rong2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

seoi1 baai6 jau4 wing4

Cantonese word readings for 雖敗猶榮. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to experience a glorious defeat; to feel honored despite having been defeated

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