反败为胜

Traditional: 反敗為勝

fǎn bài wéi shèng

Dictionary entry

to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide

What does 反败为胜 mean?

反败为胜 (fǎn bài wéi shèng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide

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反fǎncontrary · in reverse 败bàito defeat · to damage 为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 胜shèngvictory · success

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反败为胜

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