成者为王,败者为寇 chéng zhě wéi wáng , bài zhě wéi kòu

the victor becomes king, the loser a bandit

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. see 成則為王,成则为王,败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]

Characters

Character Meaning
to become; to succeed; to complete
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
for; because of; to
surname Wang; king or monarch
to fail; to lose (to an opponent); to defeat
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
for; because of; to
bandit; to invade; to plunder