殺敵一千，自損八百

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Chinese

to kill the enemy one thousand
from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
 
to damage; injure; to lose
to damage; injure; to lose; to harm
 
 eight hundred
trad. (殺敵一千，自損八百) 殺敵 一千 ， 自 損 八百
simp. (杀敌一千，自损八百) 杀敌 一千 ， 自 损 八百
alternative forms 殺敵一千自損八百／杀敌一千自损八百
Literally: “To kill one thousand enemy soldiers while one loses eight hundred soldiers”.

Etymology

Originally 殺人一萬，自損三千, which had been a common proverb in the ancient times. The earliest attestation is in 1180, as《道德真經四子古道集解》Volume VII quoted Wenzi. This eight characters cannot be found in the current version of Wenzi.

Pronunciation

Idiom

殺敵一千，自損八百

  1. synonym of 傷敵一千，自損八百 / 伤敌一千，自损八百 (shāng dí yīqiān, zì sǔn bābǎi, “to inflict damage on the enemy while one's own side suffers a smaller but comparable level of damage”)
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