백전백승

Korean

Etymology

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

(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

백전백승 • (baekjeonbaekseung) (hanja 百戰百勝)

(four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) winning every battle; being ever-victorious
아군 이 백전백승의 기세로 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

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

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

Derived terms

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