骄兵必败 (驕兵必敗)
jiāo bīng bì bài
Pinyin

Definition

骄兵必败 (驕兵必敗)
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jiāo bīng bì bài
  1. lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom)
  2. fig. pride goes before a fall

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

何必
hé bì
  1. 1 there is no need
  2. 2 why should
兵器
bīng qì
  1. 1 weaponry
  2. 2 weapons
  3. 3 arms
必
bì
  1. 1 certainly
  2. 2 must
  3. 3 will
  4. 4 necessarily
必要
bì yào
  1. 1 necessary
  2. 2 essential
  3. 3 indispensable
  4. 4 required
必须
bì xū
  1. 1 to have to
  2. 2 must
  3. 3 compulsory
  4. 4 necessarily

Idioms (20)

三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
人无远虑，必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
  1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
全民皆兵
quán mín jiē bīng
  1. 1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)