出师未捷身先死 in English chu1 shi1 wei4 jie2 shen1 xian1 si3 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

出 师 未 捷 身 先 死

Traditional Characters

出 師 未 捷 身 先 死

Pinyin

chu1 shi1 wei4 jie2 shen1 xian1 si3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

出chu1to go out 师shi1surname Shi 未wei4not yet 捷jie2variant of 捷[jie2] 身shen1body 先xian1early 死si3to die