成王败寇

成王敗寇
chéngwángbàikòu
see 成則為王，成则为王，败则为寇 chéngzéwéiwáng,bàizéwéikòu

CEDICT

synonym of 成者為王，敗者為寇 /成者为王，败者为寇 (chéng zhě wéi wáng, bài zhě wéi kòu)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 成 chéng
  1. to succeed
  2. to finish
  3. to complete
  4. to accomplish
  5. to become
  6. to turn into
  7. to be all right
  8. OK!
  9. one tenth
2 王 wáng
  1. king or monarch
  2. best or strongest of its type
  3. grand
  4. great
3 败 bài
  1. to defeat
  2. to damage
  3. to lose (to an opponent)
  4. to fail
  5. to wither
=4 寇 kòu old variant of 寇 kòu
=4 寇 kòu old variant of 寇 kòu
=4 寇 kòu
  1. to invade
  2. to plunder
  3. bandit
  4. foe
  5. enemy

Related entries

成者为王，败者为寇 chéngzhěwéiwáng,bàizhěwéikòu see 成則為王，成则为王，败则为寇 chéngzéwéiwáng,bàizéwéikòu