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百戰不殆

简百战不殆 · 繁百戰不殆

Mandarin · pinyin bǎi zhàn bù dài

to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法 Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ); to win every fight

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百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
戰: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
殆: dài · dangerous, perilous; endanger
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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3–4–4–4 · bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4

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baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5

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(idiomatic) to fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat; to win every battle

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