成者為王，敗者為寇

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

CEDICT

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 者 zhě
  1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
  2. (after a noun) person involved in ...
  3. -er
  4. -ist
  5. (used after a number or 後 hòu or 前 qián to refer to sth mentioned previously)
  6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)
  7. (old) (used at the end of a command)
  8. (old) this
3 為 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
4 王 wáng
  1. king or monarch
  2. best or strongest of its type
  3. grand
  4. great
5 敗者 bàizhě loser; underdog
6 為 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=7 寇 kòu old variant of 寇 kòu
=7 寇 kòu old variant of 寇 kòu
=7 寇 kòu
  1. to invade
  2. to plunder
  3. bandit
  4. foe
  5. enemy

Related entries

成王敗寇 chéngwángbàikòu see 成則為王，敗則為寇，败则为寇 chéngzéwéiwáng,bàizéwéikòu