反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng
to turn defeat into victory
Character by character
反fǎn
turn
turn
败bài
defeat
defeat
为wéi
into
into
胜shèng
victory
victory
Example
最后五分钟，主队连进两球，反败为胜。
The home team scored twice in the last five minutes and turned it around.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
为 is wéi.
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