出师未捷身先死 | Chinese meaning

出师未捷身先死【chū shī wèi jié shēn xiān sǐ】

"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])

"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])

HSK 11

含义go out, send out; stand; produce

拼音chū

HSK 1

含义teacher, master, specialist

拼音shī

HSK 43

含义not yet; eighth earthly branch

拼音wèi

HSK 7-94

含义win, victory, triumph

拼音jié

HSK 11

含义body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158

拼音shēn

HSK 11

含义first, former, previous

拼音xiān

HSK 32

含义die; dead; death

拼音sǐ