先虑败,后虑胜 先慮敗,後慮勝 先慮敗,後慮勝

first consider defeat, then consider victory

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
Prepare for the worst first, then plan for success. Approving advice.
Simplified
先虑败,后虑胜
Traditional (Taiwan)
先慮敗,後慮勝
Pinyin
xiān lǜ bài,hòu lǜ shèng
Bopomofo
ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄩˋ ㄅㄞˋ,ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄩˋ ㄕㄥˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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