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(idiom) to throw away one's helmet and armor while fleeing from defeat

丢盔弃甲
diū kuī qì jiǎ
d+iū·1st tonek+uī·1st toneq+ì·4th tonej+iǎ·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to flee in defeat · to bolt落荒而逃luò huāng ér táothe wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts狼奔豕突láng bēn shǐ tūlit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom) · fig. to suffer a crushing defeat一败涂地yī bài tú dìto be in a sorry state · to be utterly defeated落花流水luò huā liú shuǐto suffer a crushing defeat惨败cǎn bàiflee pell-mell · (of troops) throw away one's armor and trail the weapons · behind · drag weapons and abandon armor in a rout · be routed弃甲曳兵qì jiǎ yè bīng
Antonyms
conquer the enemy · gain mastery over the enemy · gain (have, obtain or win) a victory over the enemy克敌制胜kè dí zhì shènglit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success · success in a single move旗开得胜qí kāi dé shèng
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