败不旋踵 — “To suffer a quick and immediate defeat”
败不旋踵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer a quick and immediate defeat”. To fail almost instantly without a chance to recover. Literally, “fail before turning one's heel”.
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败不旋踵 Pronunciation and Pinyin
败不旋踵 Character Breakdown
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由于缺乏周密的规划，他的创业项目最终败不旋踵
Due to a lack of meticulous planning, his startup project ultimately failed almost instantly.
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More idioms starting with 败
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- bài败yú于chuí垂chéng成Fail on the verge of success
- bài败jǐng井tuí颓yuán垣ruined wells and dilapidated walls
- bài败sú俗shāng伤huà化corrupt public morals
- bài败sú俗shāng伤fēng风corrupt social morals and customs
- bài败xìng兴ér而guī归return disappointed
- bài败bīng兵zhé折jiāng将suffer heavy losses in battle
- bài败jūn军zhī之jiàng将a defeated general
- bài败huà化shāng伤fēng风corrupt public morals
- bài败guó国sàng丧jiā家ruin nation and lose family
- bài败guó国wáng亡jiā家Ruin country and destroy family
- bài败zǐ子huí回tóu头jīn金bù不huàn换A prodigal's return is worth more than gold
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What does 败不旋踵 mean?
败不旋踵 (bài bù xuán zhǒng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer a quick and immediate defeat”.
How do you pronounce 败不旋踵?
败不旋踵 is pronounced bài bù xuán zhǒng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 败不旋踵 literally mean?
Literally, 败不旋踵 means “fail before turning one's heel”. It is used to mean “to suffer a quick and immediate defeat”.
What is the Chinese definition of 败不旋踵?
形容很快就遭到失败。旋踵，转动一下脚后跟。