成败利钝 in English cheng2 bai4 li4 dun4 Meaning

Meanings

  • succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiomatic expression); advantages and disadvantages
  • success and failure
  • You win some, you lose some.

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Pinyin

cheng2 bai4 li4 dun4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

cheng2surname Cheng bai4to defeat li4surname Li dun4blunt