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Method of spiritual victory

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The method of spiritual victory (simplified Chinese: 精神胜利法; traditional Chinese: 精神勝利法; pinyin: Jīngshén shènglì fǎ), or spiritual victory method, strategy of spiritual triumph, also known as the spirit of Ah Q, is a concept that Lu Xun criticized in The True Story of Ah Q as a self-comforting method. When Ah Q was beaten or bested, he would use this method to comfort himself. It depicts the mentality of Chinese people in a satirical posture, and also has a derogatory meaning.

Method of spiritual victory - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Spiritual method Method of spiritual victory Traditional Chinese 精 神 勝 利 法 Simplified Chinese 精 神 胜 利 法 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīngshén shènglì fǎ The method of spiritual victory [ 1 ] ( simplified Chinese : 精 神 胜 利 法 ; traditional Chinese : 精 神 勝 利 法 ; pinyin : Jīngshén shènglì fǎ ), or spiritual victory method, [ 2 ] strategy of spiritual triumph, [ 3 ] also known as the spirit of Ah Q, [ 4 ] is a concept that Lu Xun criticized in The True Story of Ah Q as a self-comforting me

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