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 7504 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
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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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Decimal representation of this word: 敗
Unicode code for this character: U+6557 (off-site link)

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