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骄兵必败

jiāo bīng bì bài

4-character word Traditional 驕兵必敗

What 骄兵必败 means

1. lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom)
2. fig. pride goes before a fall

The characters in 骄兵必败

• 骄jiāoproud; arrogant
• 兵bīngsoldiers; a force; an army
• 必bìcertainly; must; will
• 败bàito defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent)

Example sentences

• 骄兵必败。
  Pride goes before a fall.