created sense approved 成也萧何，败也萧何/成也蕭何，敗也蕭何 · chéngyěxiāohébàiyěxiāohé · be both one's success and one's failure — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
成也萧何，败也萧何 / 成也蕭何，敗也蕭何
chéngyěxiāohébàiyěxiāohé
be both one's success and one's failure
One's success and failure are both due to the same factor or person; alludes to the historical figure [[萧何|蕭何|xiao1 he2]] who both helped [[韩信|韓信|han2 xin4]] rise to power and later plotted his downfall.
成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to succeed 也 (literal) → 也 · yě · [classical particle] 萧何 (literal) → 萧何/蕭何 · xiāohé · Xiao He ， (non_chinese) 败 (literal) → 败/敗 · bài · to be defeated 也 (literal) → 也 · yě · [classical particle] 萧何 (literal) → 萧何/蕭何 · xiāohé · Xiao He
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