yǐ shī bài ér gào zhōng
to succeed through failure
to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
以
yǐ
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
失
shī
to lose
败
bài
to defeat
而
ér
and
告
gào
(bound form) to say; to tell
终
zhōng
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