成也萧何，败也萧何成也蕭何，敗也蕭何成也蕭何，敗也蕭何

Success was through Xiao He, and failure was through Xiao He too

Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Meaning: The same person who made something succeed also caused it to fail. The saying draws on Xiao He, who recommended Han Xin and later helped plot his death.

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Simplified: 成也萧何，败也萧何
Traditional (Taiwan): 成也蕭何，敗也蕭何
Pinyin: chéngyěxiāohé, bàiyěxiāohé
Bopomofo: ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄠㄏㄜˊ，ㄅㄞˋ ㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄠㄏㄜˊ

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