不以成敗論英雄

不以成败论英雄
bùyǐchéngbàilùnyīngxióng

A person should not be deemed a hero merely on the basis of the success or failure of their endeavors.

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=2 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=2 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=2 以 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 以色列 Yǐsèliè
=2 以 yǐ
  1. to use
  2. by means of
  3. according to
  4. in order to
  5. because of
  6. at (a certain date or place)
3 成敗 chéngbài success or failure
=4 論 Lún abbr. for 論語 Lúnyǔ, The Analects (of Confucius)
=4 論 lùn
  1. opinion
  2. view
  3. theory
  4. doctrine
  5. to discuss
  6. to talk about
  7. to regard
  8. to consider
  9. per
  10. by the (kilometer, hour etc)
=4 論 lún
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to say directly or to the point
  2. a surname
  3. short for 論語／论语 (Lúnyǔ, “Lunyu; Analects”)
  4. to say directly or to the point
5 英雄 yīngxióng hero

classifier: 個