ruined army, defeated general (idiom) / scattered remnants
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see 斷壁殘垣|断壁残垣[]
dilapidated / in ruins
broken flower, withered willow (idiom) / fig. fallen woman
crushed / utterly defeated
to ruin / corrupt
to retreat again and again in defeat / to suffer defeat after defeat
the crime of corruption
to fail at every step of the way / Taiwan pr. []
corruption
to turn defeat into victory (idiom) / snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
consecutive defeats / to lose several times in a row
vice / immorality / moral turpitude
(milk) to turn sour / (meat, fish) to go off
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
to wither and fall
honorable even in defeat (idiom)
to decay / to decline / to become corrupt
lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom) / fig. pride goes before a fall
pride goes before a fall (idiom)
Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[] novels
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