節節敗退
Chinese
one after another; step by step; little by little one after another; step by step; little by little; successively; steadily | to retreat in defeat | ||
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trad. (節節敗退) | 節節 | 敗退 | |
simp. (节节败退) | 节节 | 败退 |
Pronunciation
Idiom
節節敗退
- (of an army) to lose battles one after another and retreat in defeat
- (figuratively) to lose (competitions) successively