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骄兵必败

jiāobīngbìbài

Traditional: 驕兵必敗

lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom) / fig. pride goes before a fall

Character Breakdown

骄
jiāo
haughty, spirited; a wild stallion
HSK 4
兵
bīng
soldier; troops, an army; warlike
HSK 5
必
bì
surely, certainly; must; will
HSK 3
败
bài
failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat
HSK 4

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