Brave in the face of defeat
A Chinese idiom, Ku ì B ī ngy ó uy ǒ ng in pinyin, means a soldier who has escaped. From memories of the pioneers.
The origin of Idioms
Li Chang's "reminiscence of the people's pioneers" 7: "the Kuomintang's troops were so brave that they robbed and caused trouble everywhere with guns, which greatly affected the Anti Japanese sentiment of the masses."
Idiom usage
A soldier who has no commander in chief.
Brave in the face of defeat
cover up the eyes and ears of others - zhē yǎn ěr mù
hardships of travel or a hard life in the open country - cān fēng yǐn lù
a method not suited for the purpose - cóng jǐng jiù rén