chéng​yě​xiāo​hé​bài​yě​xiāo​hé

be both one's success and one's failure

Senses

成也萧何,败也萧何/ 成也蕭何,敗也蕭何 chéng​yě​xiāo​hé​bài​yě​xiāo​hé 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 xiāo​hé who both helped 韩信 hán​xìn rise to power and later plotted his downfall.

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