转败为功
zhuǎn​bài​wéi​gōng

to turn failure into success

  1. 转 轉 zhuǎn verb
    to change
    To turn; to change direction; to shift or transform; to transfer or transition from one state or place to another
  2. 败 敗 bài verb
    to be defeated
    to lose a war, competition, or game; to fail at a task
  3. 为 為 wéi verbpreposition
    to be
    to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as
  4. 功 gōng verbnoun
    achievement
    achievement; result; success; a positive outcome from effort