lǚ zhàn lǚ bàidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)
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Original source entry:

屢戰屢敗 屡战屡败 [lu:3 zhan4 lu:3 bai4] /to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)/

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