雖敗猶榮

Chinese

		although; even though	be defeated; to defeat; loss	as if; still	glory; honoured
trad. (雖敗猶榮)		雖	敗	猶	榮
simp. (虽败犹荣)		虽	败	犹	荣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suībàiyóuróng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄟ ㄅㄞˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi¹ baai⁶ jau⁴ wing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: suībàiyóuróng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄟ ㄅㄞˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sueibàiyóuróng
    • Wade–Giles: sui¹-pai⁴-yu²-jung²
    • Yale: swēi-bài-yóu-rúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sueibayyourong
    • Palladius: суйбайюжун (sujbajjužun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi¹ baai⁶ jau⁴ wing⁴
    • Yale: sēui baaih yàuh wìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey¹ baai⁶ jau⁴ wing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu¹ bai⁶ yeo⁴ wing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯⁵⁵ paːi̯²² jɐu̯²¹ wɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

雖敗猶榮

1. to experience a glorious defeat; to feel honored despite having been defeated