Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
胜者王侯败者寇 shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
history is written by the victors
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. history is written by the victors
- 2. the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
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victory; victorious; to defeat
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(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
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surname Wang; king or monarch
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surname Hou; nobleman or high official
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to fail; to lose (to an opponent); to defeat
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(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
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bandit; to invade; to plunder
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