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lose one's generals and soldiers; military reverses; suffer heavy/serious casualties

sǔn bīng zhé jiàng

损 兵 折 将

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deroglose one's generals and soldiers; military reverses; suffer heavy/serious casualties
- tā men xiǎng chèn hēi yè tōu xí wǒ men méi xiǎng dào sǔn bīng zhé jiàng
  他们想趁黑夜偷袭我们，没想到损兵折将。
  They planned a surprise-attack on us by night, but suffered heavy casualties.
synonym
yī bài tú dì一败涂地 rén yǎng mǎ fān人仰马翻
antonym
kè dí zhì shèng克敌制胜 ruì bù kě dāng锐不可当 ruì bù kě dǎng锐不可挡

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