骄兵必败 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose
• fig. pride goes before a fall

Character by character

• 骄jiāohaughty, spirited; a wild stallion
• 兵bīngsoldier; troops, an army; warlike
• 必bìsurely, certainly; must; will
• 败bàifailure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat

Idioms sharing a character

• 戒骄戒躁 jiè jiāo jiè zào
• 骄者必败 jiāo zhě bì bài
• 先礼后兵 xiān lǐ hòu bīng
• 全民皆兵 quán mín jiē bīng
• 兵不厌诈 bīng bù yàn zhà
• 兵不血刃 bīng bù xuè rèn
• 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì
• 兵强马壮 bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng
• 兵戈扰攘 bīng gē rǎo rǎng
• 兵戎相见 bīng róng xiāng jiàn

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