立於不敗之地

Chinese

		set up; to stand	in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname	invincible position
trad. (立於不敗之地)		立	於	不敗之地
simp. (立于不败之地)		立	于	不败之地

Etymology

From The Art of War:

故善戰者，立於不敗之地，而不失敵之敗也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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故善战者，立于不败之地，而不失敌之败也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Art of War, circa 5^th century BCE

Gù shànzhàn zhě, lì yú bùbàizhīdì, ér bùshī dí zhī bài yě. [Pinyin]

Hence the skillful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impossible, and does not miss the moment for defeating the enemy.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lì yú bùbàizhīdì

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄩˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˋ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lap⁶ jyu¹ bat¹ baai⁶ zi¹ dei⁶ / laap⁶ jyu¹ bat¹ baai⁶ zi¹ dei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lì yú bùbàizhīdì [Phonetic: lì yú búbàizhīdì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄩˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˋ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lì yú bùbàijhihdì
    • Wade–Giles: li⁴ yü² pu⁴-pai⁴-chih¹-ti⁴
    • Yale: lì yú bù-bài-jr̄-dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lih yu bubayjydih
    • Palladius: ли юй бубайчжиди (li juj bubajčžidi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ y³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lap⁶ jyu¹ bat¹ baai⁶ zi¹ dei⁶ / laap⁶ jyu¹ bat¹ baai⁶ zi¹ dei⁶
    • Yale: lahp yū bāt baaih jī deih / laahp yū bāt baaih jī deih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lap⁹ jy¹ bat⁷ baai⁶ dzi¹ dei⁶ / laap⁹ jy¹ bat⁷ baai⁶ dzi¹ dei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: leb⁶ yu¹ bed¹ bai⁶ ji¹ déi⁶ / lab⁶ yu¹ bed¹ bai⁶ ji¹ déi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐp̚² jyː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ paːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ tei̯²²/, /laːp̚² jyː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ paːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ tei̯²²/

Idiom

立於不敗之地

1. to establish oneself in an unassailable position; to be impregnable; to remain invincible