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勝敗乃兵家常事 (sing3 baai6 naai5 bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6) — it's typical for an outcome of either a victory or defeat in the battlefields in Cantonese

sing˗₃勝baaiˍ₆敗naaiˏ₅乃bingˉ¹兵gaaˉ¹家soengˎ₄常siˍ₆事
简 胜败乃兵家常事
Mandarin Pinyin: sheng4 bai4 nai3 bing1 jia1 chang2 shi4

Meaning of 勝敗乃兵家常事

nounit's typical for an outcome of either a victory or defeat in the battlefields

Characters in 勝敗乃兵家常事

勝sing3
excel; superior to; surpass
敗baai6
fail; spoil; ruin; tarnish
乃naai5
therefore; so
兵bing1
strike; attack
家gaa1
classifier for firms or other enterprises
常soeng4
long; lasting; permanent (jobs, etc.); eternal
事si6
be engaged in; go in for

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