敗 (baai6) — fail; spoil; ruin; tarnish in Cantonese
baaiˍ₆敗
简 败
Mandarin Pinyin: bai4
Meaning of 敗
nounfail; spoil; ruin; tarnish
nounworn; torn; rotten; faded
nounbe defeated; be beaten; lose
noundefeat; beat; vanquish
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Example Sentences with 敗
囚犯們企圖逃跑, 但是失敗了。
The prisoners attempted to escape but failed.
食咗腐敗嘅食物容易生病。
You are liable to get sick by eating putrid food.
這兒敗家子只會跟一班豬朋狗友吃喝嫖賭！
The only thing this good-for-nothing son does is to go around with some bad company and engage in all kinds of vice activities.
zapˉ¹執syuˉ¹輸haangˎ₄行tauˎ₄頭，,慘caamˊ²過gwo˗₃敗baaiˍ₆家。
Missing out some great opportunities is the worst thing in the world.
satˉ¹失baaiˍ₆敗haiˍ₆係bitˉ¹必naaiˎ₄然dikˉ¹的
Failure is inevitable.
Words Containing 敗
敗筆baai6 bat1
a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting; a faulty expression in writing
敗退baai6 teoi3
retreat in defeat
只許成功不許失敗zi2 heoi2 sing4 gung1, bat1 heoi2 sat1 baai6
Only allow success, not allow failure
道德敗壞dou6 dak1 baai6 waai6
depravity
敗家仔baai6 gaa1 zai2
Prodigal son - A son who destroys his father's reputation and family by not being filial.
社會敗類se5 wui2 baai6 leoi6
dregs of society; scum of the earth; social trash
不敗之地bat1 baai6 zi1 dei6
an invincible position
挫敗co3 baai6
thwart; defeat; foil (someone's plans, etc)
大敗daai6 baai6
a great defeat
敗火baai6 fo2
relieve inflammation or internal heat
敗德baai6 dak1
evil conduct
衰敗seoi1 baai6
wilt away;waste away; whither away; decline; run to seed
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