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屢敗屢戰

简屡败屡战 · 繁屢敗屢戰

Mandarin · pinyin lǚ bài lǚ zhàn

to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)

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屡: lǚ · frequently, often, again and again
败: bài · be defeated, decline, fail
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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3–4–3–4 · lu:3 bai4 lu:3 zhan4

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leoi5 baai6 leoi5 zin3

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(idiomatic) to keep on fighting despite serial defeats

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