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成敗得失

简成败得失 · 繁成敗得失

Mandarin · pinyin chéng bài dé shī

lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
fig. to weigh up various factors

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成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
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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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