兵败如山倒 in English bing1 bai4 ru2 shan1 dao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • troops in defeat like a landslide (idiomatic expression); a beaten army in total collapse

Simplified Characters

兵 败 如 山 倒

Traditional Characters

兵 敗 如 山 倒

Pinyin

bing1 bai4 ru2 shan1 dao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

兵bing1soldiers 败bai4to defeat 如ru2as 山shan1surname Shan 倒dao4to fall