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驕者必敗

简骄者必败 · 繁驕者必敗

Mandarin · pinyin jiāo zhě bì bài

pride goes before a fall (idiom)

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驕: Look up this written character
者: zhě · that which; he who; those who
必: bì · surely, most certainly; must
敗: Look up this written character
骄: jiāo · spirited horse; haughty
败: bài · be defeated, decline, fail

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1–3–4–4 · jiao1 zhe3 bi4 bai4

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giu1 ze2 bit1 baai6

Cantonese word readings for 驕者必敗. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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