to squander one's fortune; to dissipate one's wealth
(literary) to be routed (in a war); to suffer defeat (in sports etc)
to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine
to lose a war; (fig.) the loser (in a competition or election)
(TCM) to relieve inflamation and internal heat; to detoxify
relieve inflammation or internal heat
a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting; a faulty expression in writing
scum of a community; degenerate
ruined; broken down; shabby
to be utterly defeated; to be routed
(of status or wealth) to decline; (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated; run-down; (of plants) to wilt
to be defeated on the battlefield; to be beaten in a contest
(of a plot etc) to fall through and stand exposed
spendthrift; wastrel; prodigal
return of the prodigal son
to collapse (of building)
to defeat; to inflict a defeat on sb
to be defeated; to lose; to fail; failure; defeat
to suffer a crushing defeat
to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated
defeated; routed; crushed
to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); to defeat
utterly defeated; routed; crushed; to collapse (of army)
to defeat; to crush (in battle); beaten; ruined; destroyed; in decline
victory or defeat; result
corruption; to corrupt; to rot; rotten
to suffer a defeat; to fail; to fall behind
to decline; to wane; to decay; to deteriorate
consecutive defeats; to lose several times in a row
(milk) to turn sour; (meat, fish) to go off
to decay; to decline; to become corrupt
to oppose corruption; anti-graft (measures, policy etc)
to not be able to distinguish who's winning
see 成則為王,敗則為寇|成则为王,败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]
flustered and exasperated; utterly discomfited
crushed; utterly defeated
to lose one's standing; to have one's reputation swept away; a complete defeat and fall from grace
vice; immorality; moral turpitude
to succeed through failure; to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
win or lose, it all ends here; this is the moment to shine