杀敌一千自损八百
“What a great cost.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
路达竟然用毒 来操控自己的士兵
“Luda used poison to manipulate his soldiers.”
杀敌一千自损八百
“What a great cost.”
他为了赢
“To win this war,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Derived from classical Chinese military thought, this idiom highlights the folly of winning at excessive cost rather than using cunning or conservation of force.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a Pyrrhic victory; inflicting heavy damage on the enemy at enormous personal cost
Use this set idiom when describing actions, conflicts, or business price wars where winning costs almost as much as losing.