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成王敗寇
chéng​wáng​bài​kòu

to the victor go the spoils

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 成 chéng verb
    to succeed
    to succeed; to finish; to be completed
  2. 王 wáng noun
    king
    king; monarch; sovereign; the highest title of nobility below the emperor
  3. 败 敗 bài verb
    to be defeated
    to lose a war, competition, or game; to fail at a task
  4. 寇 kòu
    bandit; invader
    (bound form) bandit; robber; invader; enemy