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勝不驕，敗不餒

简胜不骄，败不馁 · 繁勝不驕，敗不餒

Mandarin · pinyin shèng bù jiāo , bài bù něi

no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat

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勝: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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胜: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
骄: jiāo · spirited horse; haughty
败: bài · be defeated, decline, fail
馁: něi · hungry, starving, famished

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