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bỉ sắc tư phong

Pronunciation Northern /ɓḭ˧˩˧ sak˧˥ tɨ˧˧ fawŋ˧˧/ Central /ɓi˧˩˨ ʂa̰k˩˧ tɨ˧˥ fawŋ˧˥/ Southern /ɓi˨˩˦ ʂak˧˥ tɨ˧˧ fawŋ˧˧/
win some lose some
Phrase
win some lose some
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Meaning
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win some lose some Discourse & LogicTheme

A figurative expression meaning that a person cannot have everything and must accept trade-offs in life.

vi Cuộc sống luôn bỉ sắc tư phong, chúng ta phải học cách chấp nhận.

en Life is a matter of win some lose some; we must learn to accept it.

Parts
bỉ / sắc / tư …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 彼嗇斯

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
彼嗇斯
Candidates by syllable
bỉ sắc phong (封 / 丰 / 瘋 / 楓)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
thô bỉ / bỉ ổi / bỉ vỏ / khinh bỉ …
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