出师未捷身先死
chū​shī​wèi​jié​shēn​xiān​sǐ

he died before achieving victory

  • created sense approved 出师未捷身先死/出師未捷身先死 · chū​shī​wèi​jié​shēn​xiān​sǐ · he died before achieving victory — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    出师未捷身先死 / 出師未捷身先死

    chū​shī​wèi​jié​shēn​xiān​sǐ

    he died before achieving victory

    Literary phrase used to describe someone who died before finishing their mission; originally from a poem by [[杜甫|杜甫|du4 fu3]] about the statesman [[诸葛亮|諸葛亮|zhu1 ge3 liang4]].

    出师 (literal) → 出师/出師 · chū​shī · to send out troops 未 (bound) → 未 · wèi · not yet 捷 (bound) → 捷 · jié · victory 身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · self 先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die

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