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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「驕兵必敗」, with its explanation below.

The idiom being introduced now is 「驕兵必敗」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

A proud army is doomed to fail.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiāo bīng bì bài

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

giu1 bing1 bit1 baai6

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.