损军折将 — “To suffer heavy losses (especially in battle)”
损军折将 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer heavy losses (especially in battle)”. To lose many key personnel and resources in a struggle or competition. Literally, “Lose soldiers and generals”.
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损军折将 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 损sǔn
- 军jūn
- 折zhé
- 将jiàng
损军折将 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 损军折将
这次的项目竞争非常激烈，我们虽然投入了大量精力，但最终还是损军折将，未能取得预期的成功。
The competition for this project was extremely fierce. Although we invested a lot of effort, we ultimately suffered heavy losses and failed to achieve the expected success.
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More idioms starting with 损
- sǔn损shàng上yì益xià下diminish the top to enrich the bottom
- sǔn损zhī之yòu又sǔn损to be exceedingly humble
- sǔn损rén人bù不lì利jǐ己harm others, benefit self not
- sǔn损rén人lì利jǐ己harm others to benefit oneself
- sǔn损rén人ān安jǐ己harm others to benefit oneself
- sǔn损rén人hài害jǐ己harm others and oneself
- sǔn损rén人yì益jǐ己harm others to benefit oneself
- sǔn损rén人féi肥jǐ己harm others to benefit oneself
- sǔn损gōng公féi肥sī私enrich oneself at public expense
- sǔn损jǐ己lì利rén人harm oneself to benefit others
- sǔn损jǐ己lì利wù物Harm oneself to benefit others
Questions about 损军折将
- What does 损军折将 mean?
- 损军折将 (sǔn jūn zhé jiàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer heavy losses (especially in battle)”.
- How do you pronounce 损军折将?
- 损军折将 is pronounced sǔn jūn zhé jiàng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 损军折将 literally mean?
- Literally, 损军折将 means “Lose soldiers and generals”. It is used to mean “to suffer heavy losses (especially in battle)”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 损军折将?
- 犹损兵折将。兵士和将领都有损失。指作战失利。