不成功便成仁

bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén

Dictionary entry

to succeed or die trying (idiom)

What does 不成功便成仁 mean?

不成功便成仁 (bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to succeed or die trying (idiom)

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]功gōngmeritorious deed or service · achievement 便biànplain · informal 仁rénhumane · kernel

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不成功便成仁

bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén

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