转败为胜 |
zhuàn bài wéi shèng |
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat |
转 |
zhuǎi |
see 转文 |
转 |
zhuǎn |
to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content) |
转 |
zhuàn |
to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions |
败 |
bài |
to defeat / to damage / to lose (to an opponent) / to fail / to wither |
为 |
wéi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) |
为 |
wèi |
because of / for / to |
为 |
wéi |
variant of 为 |
为 |
wèi |
variant of 为 |
胜 |
shèng |
victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear / equal to (a task) |