shèng​zhě​wáng​hóu​bài​zhě​kòu

history is written by the victors

  1. winner
    the person or side that wins a competition or struggle
  2. the nobility
    princes and marquises; collectively refers to high-ranking officials and the aristocracy
  3. to be defeated
    to lose a war, competition, or game; to fail at a task
  4. 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"
  5. bandit; invader
    (bound form) bandit; robber; invader; enemy