成王敗寇

see 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]

surname Cheng

to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth

king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great

to rule / to reign over

to defeat / to damage / to lose (to an opponent) / to fail / to wither

old variant of 寇[kou4]

old variant of 寇[kou4]

to invade / to plunder / bandit / foe / enemy