負まけ戦いくさ

noun

losing a battle; lost battle

Refers to a battle that has been lost or is being lost.

• その将しょう軍ぐんは負まけ戦いくさの責せき任にんを取とって切せっ腹ぷくした。

  The general took responsibility for the lost battle and committed seppuku.

noun

battle one cannot win; unwinnable battle

Describes a battle that is hopeless or doomed from the start.

• 兵へい力りょくの差さが大おおきく、最さい初しょから負まけ戦いくさだと分わかっていた。

  The difference in military strength was so great that we knew from the start it was an unwinnable battle.