胜利果实 (shèng lì guǒ shí) — fruits of victory; spoils of victory; gains won through struggle

Definition

A set phrase meaning the tangible rewards or gains achieved through struggle — like territory, rights, or political power after winning. Carries a strong political/revolutionary tone, far more weighty than simply saying 'win'.

noun
fruits of victoryspoils of victorygains won through struggle

Examples

  • ，胜利果实。
    Gé mìng chéng gōng hòu, shèng lì guǒ shí yīng gāi shǔ yú quán tǐ rén mín.
    After the revolution succeeds, the fruits of victory should belong to all the people.
  • 胜利果实。
    Tā men nǔ lì bǎo wèi lái zhī bú yì de shèng lì guǒ shí.
    They strive to defend the hard-won fruits of victory.
  • 胜利果实。
    Zhè ge zhèng dǎng zuì zhōng xiǎng yǒu le gé mìng de shèng lì guǒ shí.
    This political party ultimately enjoyed the spoils of the revolution.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

胜利victory
胜shèngwin利lìadvantage
联合Side by side
果实fruit
果guǒfruit实shíresult
联合Side by side

胜利 names victory, and 果 and 实 together mean fruit or results, giving the gains of victory.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng胜shèng
Same sound today

The simplified 胜 changes the traditional 勝 by replacing part of its sound side with 生; the left 肉 relates to meat.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

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