成王败寇
chéngwáng-bàikòuTraditional 成王敗寇
winners are kings, losers are bandits; history is written by the victors
Every meaning
chéngwáng-bàikòu
- winners are kings, losers are bandits; history is written by the victors
Its characters
- 成chéngto become; to turn into
- 王wángking
- 败bàito be defeated; to lose
- 寇kòubandit; invader
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Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.