兵败如山倒，胜者似潮来兵敗如山倒，勝者似潮來兵敗如山倒，勝者似潮來

a defeated army collapses like a mountain; the victors come like a tide

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Once an army starts to lose, collapse is unstoppable; once winning, it is irresistible. Momentum is decisive.

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Simplified: 兵败如山倒，胜者似潮来
Traditional (Taiwan): 兵敗如山倒，勝者似潮來
Pinyin: bīngbàirúshāndǎo, shèngzhě sì cháo lái
Pinyin (Taiwan): bīngbàirúshāndǎo, shèngzhě shì cháo lái
Bopomofo: ㄅㄧㄥㄅㄞˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄢㄉㄠˇ，ㄕㄥˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄕˋ ㄔㄠˊ ㄌㄞˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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