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損兵折將
  syun2 bing1 zit3 zoeng3   jyutping
  sun3 bing1 zhe2 jiang4   pinyin
suffer heavy casualties; take a heavy toll

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
損兵折將 / 损兵折将

This word has been viewed 834 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 11th Nov 2012 02:18 and last edited on 15th Apr 2018 03:08
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Characters in this word:

 syun2  -  decrease; harm; mock
 bing1  -  weapons; soldier; troops; military
 zit3, sit6  -  break; snap; lose
 zoeng1 zoeng3  -  going to; about to; will; general
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