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成也萧何，败也萧何

chéng yě xiāo hé , bài yě xiāo hé

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[hán xìn] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[dà jiāng jūn]
  2. 2. fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor

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Child Words of 成也萧何，败也萧何

也
yě

(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only)

成
chéng

to succeed

败
bài

to defeat

何
hé

what

萧
xiāo

miserable

萧何
xiāo hé

Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[chǔ hàn zhàn zhēng]