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邪不敌正

xié bù dí zhèngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
good will always triumph over evil (idiom)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-40f1ba327126414e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

邪不敵正 邪不敌正 [xie2 bu4 di2 zheng4] /good will always triumph over evil (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 邪不敵正

  • 邪
    xié

    demonic / iniquitous / nefarious / evil / unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine) / (coll.) strange / abnormal

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 敌
    dí

    (bound form) enemy / (bound form) to be a match for / to rival / (bound form) to resist / to withstand

  • 正
    zhēng

    first month of the lunar year

    zhèng

    straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

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