立於不敗之地

Chinese
set up; to stand
 
in; at; to
in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname
 invincible position
trad. (立於不敗之地) 立 於 不敗之地
simp. (立于不败之地) 立 于 不败之地

Etymology

From The Art of War:

故善戰者，立於不敗之地，而不失敵之敗也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
故善战者，立于不败之地，而不失敌之败也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Art of War, circa 5th century BCE
Gù shànzhàn zhě, lì yú bùbàizhīdì, ér bùshī dí zhī bài yě. [Pinyin]
Hence the skillful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impossible, and does not miss the moment for defeating the enemy.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: lì yú bùbàizhīdì [Phonetic: lì yú búbàizhīdì]
      • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄩˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˋ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: lì yú bùbàijhihdì
      • Wade–Giles: li4 yü2 pu4-pai4-chih1-ti4
      • Yale: lì yú bù-bài-jr̄-dì
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lih yu bubayjydih
      • Palladius: ли юй бубайчжиди (li juj bubajčžidi)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /li⁵¹ y³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • Jyutping: lap6 jyu1 bat1 baai6 zi1 dei6, laap6 jyu1 bat1 baai6 zi1 dei6
      • Yale: lahp yū bāt baaih jī deih, laahp yū bāt baaih jī deih
      • Cantonese Pinyin: lap9 jy1 bat7 baai6 dzi1 dei6, laap9 jy1 bat7 baai6 dzi1 dei6
      • Guangdong Romanization: leb6 yu1 bed1 bai6 ji1 déi6, lab6 yu1 bed1 bai6 ji1 déi6
      • Sinological IPA (key): /lɐp̚² jyː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ paːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ tei̯²²/, /laːp̚² jyː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ paːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ tei̯²²/

Idiom

立於不敗之地

  1. to establish oneself in an unassailable position; to be impregnable; to remain invincible
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