created sense approved 成者为王，败者为寇/成者為王，敗者為寇 · chéngzhěwéiwángbàizhěwéikòu · the victors are kings and the losers are bandits — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
成者为王，败者为寇 / 成者為王，敗者為寇
chéngzhěwéiwángbàizhěwéikòu
the victors are kings and the losers are bandits
Success brings power and legitimacy while failure leads to disgrace; refers to judging people or actions solely based on their outcome rather than their merit.
成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to succeed 者 (bound) → 者 · zhě · -er 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 王 (literal) → 王 · wáng · king ， (non_chinese) 败 (literal) → 败/敗 · bài · to be defeated 者 (bound) → 者 · zhě · -er 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 寇 (literal) → 寇 · kòu · bandit; invader
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