백전백승

Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 百戰百勝 (“fighting a hundred times and winning a hundred times”), from the Art of War or Guanzi. See the linked Chinese entry for more.

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹nbɛks͈ɯŋ] ~ [pe̞k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹nbe̞ks͈ɯŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [백쩐백씅/벡쩐벡씅]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	baekjeonbaekseung
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	baegjeonbaegseung
McCune–Reischauer^?	paekchŏnbaeksŭng
Yale Romanization^?	paykcenpayk.sung

Noun edit

백전백승 • (baekjeonbaekseung) (hanja 百戰百勝)

(four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) winning every battle; being ever-victorious
아군 이 백전백승의 기세 로 적군 의 전선 을 돌파하고 있 습니다.
agun-i baekjeonbaekseung-ui gise-ro jeokgun-ui jeonseon-eul dolpahago itseumnida.
Our forces are breaking through the enemy lines with an ever-victorious momentum.
- 1966, “천리마 달린다 [cheollima dallinda]”:
  백전백승 로동당 새 시대 를 열었다
  baekjeonbaekseung Rodongdang sae sidae-reul yeoreotda
  Ever-victorious Workers' Party opened a new era

Synonyms edit

백전불태 (百戰不殆, baekjeonbultae)
백전불패 (百戰不敗, baekjeonbulpae)
연전연승 (連戰連勝, yeonjeonyeonseung)
승승장구 (乘勝長驅, seungseungjanggu)

Antonyms edit

백전백패 (百戰百敗, baekjeonbaekpae)
연전연패 (連戰連敗, yeonjeonyeonpae)

Derived terms edit

백전백승하다 (百戰百勝—, baekjeonbaekseunghada, “to be ever-victorious”)