落後就要挨打

Chinese

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to lag behind; to fall behind; to retrogress
 
at once; then; right away
at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
 
important; vital; to want
important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
 
to suffer a beating; to come under attack; to get a thrashing
trad. (落後就要挨打) 落後 挨打
simp. (落后就要挨打) 落后 挨打

Etymology

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From Russian Отсталых бьют (Otstalyx bʹjut), quoted from Joseph Stalin's speech The Tasks of Business Executives (О задачах хозяйственников).

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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落後就要挨打

  1. Those who fall behind get beaten.