转败为胜 in English zhuan4 bai4 wei2 sheng4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to turn defeat into victory (idiomatic expression); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat

Simplified Characters

转 败 为 胜

Traditional Characters

轉 敗 為 勝

Pinyin

zhuan4 bai4 wei2 sheng4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

转zhuan3see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2] 败bai4to defeat 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 胜sheng4victory