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出師未捷身先死

chūshīwèijiéshēnxiānsǐ

ㄔㄨ ㄕ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄙˇ

Simplified 出师未捷身先死

  1. 1"he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相[Shu3 xiang4] by Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3])

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