成则为王，败则为寇

chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu

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

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Child Words of 成则为王，败则为寇

• 则 则 zé: (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then
• 成 成 chéng: to succeed
• 败 败 bài: to defeat
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 王 王 wáng: king or monarch
• 王 王 wàng: to rule
• 寇 寇 kòu: to invade