损兵折将
sǔn​bīng​zhé​jiàng

to suffer heavy losses

  • created sense approved 损兵折将/損兵折將 · sǔn​bīng​zhé​jiàng · to suffer heavy losses — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    损兵折将 / 損兵折將

    sǔn​bīng​zhé​jiàng

    to suffer heavy losses

    to lose many soldiers and generals in battle; to be routed or defeated; also used more broadly to describe suffering serious personnel losses in any endeavor

    损 (literal) → 损/損 · sǔn · to damage 兵 (literal) → 兵 · bīng · army 折 (literal) → 折 · zhé · to suffer loss 将 (literal) → 将/將 · jiàng · general

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