节节败退
Traditional form:
節節敗退
Pinyin (reading):
jiéjiébàituì
Definitions:
- to retreat again and again in defeat
- to suffer defeat after defeat
Characters:
- 节 - festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
- 节 - festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
- 败 - failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat
- 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
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