胜者王侯败者寇
Traditional form:
勝者王侯敗者寇
Pinyin (reading):
shèngzhěwánghóubàizhěkòu
Definitions:
- the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
- history is written by the victors
Characters:
- 胜 - victory; to excel, to truimph
- 者 - that which; they who; those who
- 王 - king, ruler; royal; surname
- 侯 - marquis, lord; target in archery
- 败 - failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat
- 者 - that which; they who; those who
- 寇 - bandit, thief; enemy; to invade
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