Word
HSK | Not in HSK |
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FREQUENCY | Unknown |
成也蕭何,敗也蕭何 chéng yě xiāo hé , bài yě xiāo hé
DEFINITIONS
- lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]
- fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
CHARACTERS
成 chéng | completed, finished, fixed |
也 yě | also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity |
蕭 xiāo | common artemisia; sighing of wind; mournful; dejected |
何 hé | what, why, where, which, how |
敗 bài | be defeated, decline, fail |
也 yě | also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity |
蕭 xiāo | common artemisia; sighing of wind; mournful; dejected |
何 hé | what, why, where, which, how |