出師未捷身先死 [－师－－－－－]

Jyutping
Pinyin chū shī wèi jié shēn xiān sǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. "he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相[Shu3 xiang4] by Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3])