Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
成也蕭何，敗也蕭何 chéng yě xiāo hé ， bài yě xiāo hé
success and ruin from the same person
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
- 2. lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韩信hán xìn being made Grand General 大将军dà jiāng jūn
Characters
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to become; to succeed; to complete
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also; too; surname Ye
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surname Xiao; miserable; desolate
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what; how; why
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to fail; to lose (to an opponent); to defeat
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also; too; surname Ye
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surname Xiao; miserable; desolate
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what; how; why
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