also: しゅえい
gain or loss; victory or defeat
Formal or literary term for the outcome of a contest, gamble, or business venture; often used in set phrases like 輸贏を決する (decide the outcome).
The outcome will be decided in the final match.
彼は勝負の輸贏にこだわらない。
He doesn't care about winning or losing in the game.
Standard kanji form; the reading ゆえい is more common than しゅえい.
Rare reading; ゆえい is the usual reading.
Compound of 輸 (transport, lose) and 贏 (gain, win). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of loss and gain or defeat and victory.