成也萧何，败也萧何
chéng yě xiāo hé , bài yě xiāo hé
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Definitions
- 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. fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
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