method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick[cedict]
之
zhīㄓ
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it[cedict]
失败
shī bàiㄕ ㄅㄞˋ
to be defeated; to fail; to lose[cedict]
反而
fǎn érㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ
instead; contrary (to expectations)[cedict]
把
bǎㄅㄚˇ
bàㄅㄚˋ
to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; a handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle[cedict]
handle[cedict]
船尾
chuán wěiㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄨㄟˇ
back end of a ship; aft[cedict]
从
cōngㄘㄨㄥ
cóngㄘㄨㄥˊ
zòngㄗㄨㄥˋ
lax; yielding; unhurried[cedict]
from; to obey; to observe; to follow; surname Cong[cedict]