雖敗猶榮 [虽败犹荣]

Jyutping seoi1 baai6 jau4 wing4
Pinyin suī bài yóu róng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. honorable even in defeat (idiom)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to lose with honor
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    即使​失敗​，​仍然​光榮
    to feel proud even being defeated
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to experience a glorious defeat; to feel honored despite having been defeated
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    虽败犹荣
    雖敗猶榮
    seoi1 baai6 jau4 wing4
    • to feel proud even being defeated