出師未捷身先死

ceot1 si1 mei6 zit3 san1 sin1 sei2

"he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相[Shu3 xiang4]{suk6 soeng3} by Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]{dou6 fu2})

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. "he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相[Shu3 xiang4]{suk6 soeng3} by Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]{dou6 fu2})

Written Forms

出師未捷身先死Traditional · Main Form
出师未捷身先死Alternate Form

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