节节败退 in English jie2 jie2 bai4 tui4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to retreat again and again in defeat
  • to suffer defeat after defeat

Simplified Characters

节 节 败 退

Traditional Characters

節 節 敗 退

Pinyin

jie2 jie2 bai4 tui4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

节jie2see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3] 节jie2see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3] 败bai4to defeat 退tui4to retreat