失败是成功之母 in English shi1 bai4 shi4 cheng2 gong1 zhi1 mu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • Failure is the mother of success.

Simplified Characters

失 败 是 成 功 之 母

Traditional Characters

失 敗 是 成 功 之 母

Pinyin

shi1 bai4 shi4 cheng2 gong1 zhi1 mu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

失shi1to lose 败bai4to defeat 是shi4is 成cheng2surname Cheng 功gong1meritorious deed or service 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 母mu3mother