- "he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相[Shu3 xiang4] by Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3])
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- he failed to complete his quest before death
This phrase refers to someone who did not achieve their goals or fulfill their duties before their untimely death, often conveying a sense of regret or unfulfilled potential.
He died in battle without achieving his objective, which is令人感到惋惜.
This hero failed to complete his mission before death, leaving endless regrets for future generations.
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chū shī wèi jié shēn xiān sǐ出师未捷身先死to fail in the mission before deathchū shī出师wèi未jié捷to set out on a mission but not succeedwèi未jié捷xiān先sǐ死to die before achieving one's goalchū shī出师to embark on a campaignshēn身xiān先sǐ死to die prematurelyshēn身sǐ死míng名wáng亡to die and have one's name forgottenwèi néng未能shí xiàn实现to be unable to achieveyǒu zhì有志wèi未chóu酬to have ambitions but not yet fulfilledzhuàng zhì壮志wèi未chóu酬unfulfilled aspirationsyīng xióng英雄chū shī出师a hero embarking on a missionjué zhàn决战wèi chéng未成to fail to achieve victory in a decisive battlechū xīn初心wèi guǒ未果initial intentions not achieved