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雖敗猶榮

简虽败犹荣 · 繁雖敗猶榮

Mandarin · pinyin suī bài yóu róng

honorable even in defeat (idiom)

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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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1–4–2–2 · sui1 bai4 you2 rong2

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seoi1 baai6 jau4 wing4

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

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