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成则为王,败则为寇

lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) / fig. losers are always in the wrong

Characters and words in 成则为王,败则为寇

chéng = ch + (e)ng2
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth
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= z + e2
(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / standard / norm / principle / to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items
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= z + e2
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then / (bound form) standard; norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate; to follow / classifier for written items
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wéi = w + ei2
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
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wèi = w + ei4
wéi = w + ei2
variant of 為|为[wei2] / as (i.e. in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
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wèi = w + ei4
wéi = w + ei2
wáng = w + ang2
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great
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wàng = w + ang4
to rule / to reign over
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bài = b + ai4
to defeat / to damage / to lose (to an opponent) / to fail / to wither
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kòu = k + ou4
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kòu = k + ou4
kòu = k + ou4
to invade / to plunder / bandit / foe / enemy
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Words with 成则为王,败则为寇

成则为王,败则为寇 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 成则为王,败则为寇

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