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敗兵折將

敗兵折將

See also: 败兵折将

Chinese

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|- ! !be defeated; to defeat; loss

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soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike

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tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)

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a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use

|- !trad. (敗兵折將) | | | | |- !simp. (败兵折将) | | | | |}

Idiom

敗兵折將

  1. to suffer a major defeat in battle resulting in the loss of a number of soldiers and generals