手下败将

Traditional: 手下敗將

shǒu xià bài jiàng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) one's defeated opponent

What does 手下败将 mean?

手下败将 (shǒu xià bài jiàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) one's defeated opponent

Character breakdown

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手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 下xiàdown · downwards 败bàito defeat · to damage 将jiāngwill · shall

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手下败将

shǒu xià bài jiàng

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