敗 (baai6 | bai4) : be defeated; to defeat

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敗

baai6

bai4

[1] be defeated; be beaten; lose
[2] defeat; beat; vanquish
[3] fail; spoil; ruin; tarnish
[4] worn; torn; rotten; faded

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 攴 (#66)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

敗 / 败

This word has been viewed 9262 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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兵敗如山倒 bing1 baai6 jyu4 saan1 dou2 bing1 bai4 ru2 shan1 dao3 = troops in defeat like a landslide; a beaten army in total collapse

屢敗屢戰 leoi5 baai6 leoi5 zin3 lv3 bai4 lv3 zhan4 = keep failing, keep trying

失敗 sat1 baai6 shi1 bai4 = to fail; to lose; failure; loss

敗家仔 baai6 gaa1 zai2 = prodigal son 粵

敗壞 baai6 waai6 bai4 huai4 = to ruin

打敗 daa2 baai6 da3 bai4 = to defeat; to beat; to overcome

腐敗 fu6 baai6 fu3 bai4 = corruption

敗陣 baai6 zan6 bai4 zhen4 = be defeated on the battlefield, be beaten in a contest

敗退 baai6 teoi3 bai4 tui4 = retreat in defeat

功敗垂成 gung1 baai6 seoi4 sing4 gong1 bai4 chui2 cheng2 = last minute failure

落敗 lok6 baai6 = fail

打敗仗 daa2 baai6 zoeng3 = to suffer a defeat; to lose a fight; to fall ill 粵

敗血 baai6 hyut3 bai4 xue4 (PRC), bai4 xie3 (Taiwan) = sepsis

不敗之地 bat1 baai6 zi1 dei6 bu4 bai4 zhi1 di4 = an invincible position 國

貪污腐敗的官員 taam1 wu1 fu6 baai6 dik1 gun1 jyun4 = corrupt officials 國

道德敗壞 dou6 dak1 baai6 waai6 = depravity

只許成功不許失敗 zi2 heoi2 sing4 gung1, bat1 heoi2 sat1 baai6 zhi3 xu3 cheng2 gong1 bu4 xu3 shi1 bai4 = Only allow success, not allow failure

敗筆 baai6 bat1 bai4 bi3 = a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting; a faulty expression in writing

敗德 baai6 dak1 bai4 de2 = evil conduct

敗火 baai6 fo2 bai4 huo3 = relieve inflammation or internal heat

敗類 baai6 leoi6 bai4 lei4 = scum; degenerate

挫敗 co3 baai6 cuo4 bai4 = thwart; defeat; foil (someone's plans, etc)

擊敗 gik1 baai6 ji2 bai4 (Taiwan), ji1 bai4 (PRC) = defeat; beat

戰敗 zin3 baai6 zhan4 bai4 = to be defeated (lit., "to lose the war")

敗家精 baai6 gaa1 zing1 = a spendthrift; the black sheep of the family

敗水軍師 baai6 seoi2 gwan1 si1 = one who offers bad advice; a villainous advisor

手下敗將 sau2 haa6 baai6 zoeng3 shou3 xia4 bai4 jiang4 = loser

失敗者 sat1 baai6 ze2 shi1 bai4 zhe3 = loser

成敗 sing4 baai6 cheng2 bai4 = success or failure

失敗乃成功之母 sat1 baai6 naai5 sing4 gung1 zi1 mou5 = success comes from failure

敗家了 bai6 gaa1 leu1 = oh shit; calamitous 粵

敗數 baai6 sou3 bai4 shu4 = probability of failure 粵

敗訴 baai6 sou3 bai4 su4 = lose a lawsuit

身敗名裂 san1 baai6 ming4 lit6 shen1 bai4 ming2 lie4 = to lose all of one's wealth and fame

兩敗俱傷 loeng5 baai6 keoi1 soeng1 liang3 bai4 ju4 shang1 = (of two adversaries) neither win; both lose and sustain injury

永不言敗 wing5 bat1 jin4 baai6 yong3 bu4 yan2 bai4 = never utter defeat; never give up

殘花敗柳 caan4 faa1 baai6 lau5 can2 hua1 bai4 liu3 = a woman that lives a promicious lifestyle or has been abandoned; an immoral woman

勝者為王,敗者為寇 sing3 ze2 wai4 wong4, baai6 ze2 wai4 kau3 sheng4 zhe3 wei2 wang2, bai4 zhe3 wei2 kou4 = the winner is heralded as king while the loser is viewed as a bandit; the victor is the law and the loser is the outlaw

衰敗 seoi1 baai6 shuai1 bai4 = wilt away;waste away; whither away; decline; run to seed

敗血病 baai6 hyut3 beng6 bai4 xue4 [PRC] xie3 [TW] bing4 = septicemia

敗血症 baai6 hyut3 zing3 bai4 xue4 [PRC] xie3 [TW] zheng4 = septicemia

大敗 daai6 baai6 da4 bai4 = a great defeat

慘敗 caam2 baai6 can3 bai4 = to suffer a crushing defeat

社會敗類 se5 wui6*2 baai6 leoi6 she4 hui4 bai4 lei4 = social trash; dregs of society

失敗是成功之母 sat1 baai6 si6 sing4 gung1 zi1 mou5 shi1 bai4 shi4 cheng2 gong1 zhi1 mu3 = "Failure is the mother of success" (proverb)

窳敗 jyu5 baai6 yu3 bai4 = corrupt; bad 國

雖敗猶榮 seoi1 baai6 jau4 wing4 sui1 bai4you2 rong2 = to feel proud despite the fact that one was defeated

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囚犯們企圖逃跑, 但是失敗了。國
The prisoners attempted to escape but failed.

食咗腐敗嘅食物容易生病。粵
You are liable to get sick by eating putrid food.

這兒敗家子只會跟一班豬朋狗友吃喝嫖賭！國
The only thing this good-for-nothing son does is to go around with some bad company and engage in all kinds of vice activities.

執輸行頭，慘過敗家。粵
Missing out some great opportunities is the worst thing in the world.
[[literal] It's more miserable than squandering one's family fortunes to be the foremost among the losers.]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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