Japanese Word Entry
優勝劣敗| Kana: | ゆうしょうれっぱい |
| Romaji: | yuushoureppai |
| Definition: | survival of the fittest |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 優 | tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness, superior, excellent |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄧㄡ (yōu) |
| Cantonese: | jau1 |
| Japanese: | ユウ (yuu)、 ウ (u) / やさ.しい (yasashii)、 すぐ.れる (sugureru)、 まさ.る (masaru)、 わざおぎ (wazaogi) |
| Korean: | 우 (u) |
| Vietnamese: | ưu |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 优 |
| 勝 | victory, win, prevail, excel, be better than |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕㄥˋ (shèng), ㄕㄥ (shēng) |
| Cantonese: | sing3 |
| Japanese: | ショウ (shou) / か.つ (katsu)、 -が.ち (-gachi)、 まさ.る (masaru)、 すぐ.れる (sugureru)、 たえる (taeru) |
| Korean: | 승 (seung) |
| Vietnamese: | thắng, thăng |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 胜 |
| 劣 | inferiority, be inferior to, be worse, bad, inferior, slightly |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄧㄝˋ (liè) |
| Cantonese: | lyut3 |
| Japanese: | レツ (retsu) / おと.る (otoru) |
| Korean: | 렬 (ryeol), 열 (yeol) |
| Vietnamese: | liệt |
| 敗 | failure, defeat, reversal, be defeated, decline, fail |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄞˋ (bài) |
| Cantonese: | baai6 |
| Japanese: | ハイ (hai)、 バイ (bai) / やぶ.れる (yabureru)、 やぶる (yaburu) |
| Korean: | 패 (pae) |
| Vietnamese: | bại |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 败 |