不战而胜

不戰而勝
bùzhàn'érshèng

to win without fighting

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
2 战 zhàn
  1. to fight
  2. fight
  3. war
  4. battle
3 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
=4 胜 shèng
  1. victory
  2. success
  3. to beat
  4. to defeat
  5. to surpass
  6. victorious
  7. superior to
  8. to get the better of
  9. better than
  10. surpassing
  11. superb (of vista)
  12. beautiful (scenery)
  13. wonderful (view)
  14. (Taiwan pr. shēng) able to bear
  15. equal to (a task)
=4 胜 xīng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 腥 (xīng, “rank; fishy”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) synonym of 省 (“thin; skinny”)
  3. alternative form of 腥 (xīng, “rank; fishy”)
  4. only used in 胜遇 (qìngyù, “name of a mythical bird”)
  5. synonym of 省 (“thin; skinny”)