败寇成王 — “The loser is branded a bandit, while the winner is crowned a king”
败寇成王 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the loser is branded a bandit, while the winner is crowned a king”. Success determines one's status and reputation. Literally, “defeated bandit, successful king”.
败寇成王 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 败寇成王 mean?
败寇成王 (bài kòu chéng wáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the loser is branded a bandit, while the winner is crowned a king”.
How do you pronounce 败寇成王?
败寇成王 is pronounced bài kòu chéng wáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 败寇成王 literally mean?
Literally, 败寇成王 means “defeated bandit, successful king”. It is used to mean “the loser is branded a bandit, while the winner is crowned a king”.
What is the Chinese definition of 败寇成王?
失败者沦为草寇，成功的人称王称帝