pyrrhic

[US]/ˈpirik/
[UK]/ˈpɪrɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. isang uri ng sayaw ng mga sinaunang Griyego o sayaw ng digmaan; isang uri ng tagumpay na nagdudulot ng napakalaking pinsala sa nagtagumpay na tila pagkabigo na lamang
adj. nakamit sa labis na gastos o sakripisyo
Word Forms
Pluralpyrrhics

Phrases & Collocations

Pyrrhic victory

Tagumpay na may malaking halaga

Pyrrhic success

Tagumpay na may malaking halaga

Pyrrhic defeat

Pagkatalo na may malaking halaga

Pyrrhic war

Digmaan na may malaking halaga

Example Sentences

It was a Pyrrhic victory. They won the strike but then most of them lost their jobs.

Ito ay isang pyrrhic na tagumpay. Nanalo sila sa strike ngunit kalaunan ay nawala ang mga trabaho ng karamihan sa kanila.

win a pyrrhic victory

magtagumpay ng pyrrhic na tagumpay

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