成者王侯败者寇

成者王侯敗者寇
chéngzhěwánghóubàizhěkòu

alternative form 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. surname Cheng
  2. short name for Chengdu 成都 Chéngdū
=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 后 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 王侯 wánghóu aristocracy
4 败者 bàizhě loser; underdog
=5 寇 kòu old variant of 寇 kòu
=5 寇 kòu old variant of 寇 kòu
=5 寇 kòu
  1. to invade
  2. to plunder
  3. bandit
  4. foe
  5. enemy