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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvittoria di Pirro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vitˈtɔ.rja di ˈpir.ro
"La loro conquista dell'azienda si è rivelata una vittoria di Pirro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is equivalent to defeat.
"Winning the lengthy patent lawsuit was a pyrrhic victory because the legal fees bankrupted the company." - 2
An achievement won at too great a cost.
"Securing the promotion required sacrificing his health and family life, making it a truly pyrrhic victory."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek general Pyrrhus of Epirus, whose army suffered irreplaceable casualties in defeating the Romans at the Battle of Asculum in 279 BCE. Upon winning, he reportedly stated that another such victory would utterly ruin him, giving rise to the idiom for a ruinous success.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pyrrhic victory" is said worldwide
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victoire à la Pyrrhus
Transliteration: vik.twaʁ a la pi.ʁys
"Cette promotion a été une victoire à la Pyrrhus qui lui a coûté sa santé."
Pyrrhussieg
Transliteration: pʏʁuːsˌsiːk
"Der Gewinn des Prozesses erwies sich als ein Pyrrhussieg."
vittoria di Pirro
Transliteration: vitˈtɔ.rja di ˈpir.ro
"La loro conquista dell'azienda si è rivelata una vittoria di Pirro."
victoria pírrica
Transliteration: bikˈto.ɾja ˈpi.ri.ka
"Ganar la batalla a tal precio fue una victoria pírrica."
vitória de Pirro
Transliteration: viˈtɔ.ɾjɐ dʒi ˈpi.ʁu
"A aprovação da lei custou tanto ao partido que foi uma vitória de Pirro."
पाइरिक विजय
Transliteration: pairik vijay
"यह मुकदमा जीतना एक पाइरिक विजय साबित हुआ।"
皮洛士式胜利
Transliteration: pí luò shì shì shènglì
"这场代价高昂的诉讼最终只是一场皮洛士式胜利。"
피로스의 승리
Transliteration: pi-ro-seu-ui seung-ri
"그 소송에서 이긴 것은 진 것과 다름없는 피로스의 승리였다."
ピュロスの勝利
Transliteration: pyurosu no shouri
"その裁判に勝ったものの、会社にとってはピュロスの勝利であった。"
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