出師未捷身先死

"he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相[Shu3 xiang4] by Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3])

Characters and words in 出師未捷身先死

chū = chu + Ø1
to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to happen / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
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chū = chu + Ø1
variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
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to finish apprenticeship / to graduate / to send out troops (under a commander)
shī = sh + Ø1
surname Shi
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shī = sh + Ø1
teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops
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wèi = w + ei4
not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
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jié = ji + e2
variant of 捷[jie2] / quick / nimble
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jié = ji + e2
Czech / Czech Republic / abbr. for 捷克[Jie2 ke4]
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jié = ji + e2
victory / triumph / quick / nimble / prompt
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shēn = sh + (e)n1
body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158
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xiān = xi + an1
early / prior / former / in advance / first
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= s + Ø3
to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned
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Words with 出師未捷身先死

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