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成则为王，败则为寇

chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu

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Definitions

1. lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
2. fig. losers are always in the wrong

Child Words of 成则为王，败则为寇

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then

king or monarch

to invade

to succeed

to rule

because of

as (in the capacity of)

to defeat