成者为王,败者为寇

chéng zhě wéi wáng , bài zhě wéi kòu

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]

chéng

short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]

zhě

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

wéi

variant of 為|为[wei2]

wáng

king or monarch

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bài

to defeat

zhě

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

wéi

variant of 為|为[wei2]

kòu

old variant of 寇[kou4]