成者为王，败者为寇
chéng​zhě​wéi​wáng​bài​zhě​wéi​kòu

the victors are kings and the losers are bandits

  1. 成 chéng verb
    to succeed
    to succeed; to finish; to be completed
  2. 者 zhě affixnoun
    -er
    (bound form) used after a verb, adjective, or noun to represent the person or thing performing an action or possessing a quality; translates as "-er", "-ist", or "one who"
  3. 为 為 wéi verbpreposition
    to be
    to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as
  4. 王 wáng noun
    king
    king; monarch; sovereign; the highest title of nobility below the emperor
  5. ， bài
    non-Chinese
  6. 败 敗 bài verb
    to be defeated
    to lose a war, competition, or game; to fail at a task
  7. 者 zhě affixnoun
    -er
    (bound form) used after a verb, adjective, or noun to represent the person or thing performing an action or possessing a quality; translates as "-er", "-ist", or "one who"
  8. 为 為 wéi verbpreposition
    to be
    to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as
  9. 寇 kòu
    bandit; invader
    (bound form) bandit; robber; invader; enemy