敗はい死し

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

dying in a lost battle; falling in a lost cause

Used for dying in a battle or conflict that one's side ultimately loses. Often appears in historical or military contexts.

• 彼かれは最さい後ごの戦たたかいで敗はい死しした。

  He died in the final battle, which his side lost.

• 多おおくの兵へい士しが敗はい死しを遂とげた。

  Many soldiers met their end in a lost cause.