백전백승
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 百戰百勝 (“fighting a hundred times and winning a hundred times”), from the Art of War or Guanzi. See the linked Chinese entry for more.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹nbɛks͈ɯŋ] ~ [pe̞k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹nbe̞ks͈ɯŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [백쩐백씅/벡쩐벡씅]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | baekjeonbaekseung |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | baegjeonbaegseung |
McCune–Reischauer? | paekchŏnbaeksŭng |
Yale Romanization? | paykcenpayk.sung |
Noun
백전백승 • (baekjeonbaekseung) (hanja 百戰百勝)
- (set phrase from Classical Chinese) winning every battle; being ever-victorious
- 아군이 백전백승의 기세로 적군의 전선을 돌파하고 있습니다.
- Agun-i baekjeonbaekseung-ui gise-ro jeokgun-ui jeonseon-eul dolpahago itseumnida.
- Our forces are breaking through the enemy lines with an ever-victorious momentum.
- 1966, “천리마 달린다 (cheollima dallinda)”:
- 백전백승 로동당 새 시대를 열었다
- Baekjeonbaekseung Rodongdang sae sidae-reul yeoreotda
- Ever-victorious Workers' Party opened a new era
Synonyms
- 백전불태 (百戰不殆, baekjeonbultae)
- 백전불패 (百戰不敗, baekjeonbulpae)
- 연전연승 (連戰連勝, yeonjeonyeonseung)
- 승승장구 (乘勝長驅, seungseungjanggu)
Antonyms
- 백전백패 (百戰百敗, baekjeonbaekpae)
- 연전연패 (連戰連敗, yeonjeonyeonpae)
Derived terms
- 백전백승하다 (百戰百勝—, baekjeonbaekseunghada, “to be ever-victorious”)
See also
- 지피지기 (知彼知己, jipijigi, “to know the enemy and know oneself”)