出师未捷身先死

Traditional (Taiwan): 出師未捷身先死

chūshīwèijiéshēnxiānsǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄙˇ

    • "he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相 shǔxiàng by Du Fu 杜甫 dùfǔ)

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