成则为王，败则为寇成則為王，敗則為寇成則為王，敗則為寇

Succeed and you are king; fail and you are a bandit

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: The winner is called a hero and the loser a villain; success decides how history judges you. It is a cynical observation, and a version of 'history is written by the victors'.

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Simplified: 成则为王，败则为寇
Traditional (Taiwan): 成則為王，敗則為寇
Pinyin: chéngzéwéiwáng, bàizéwéikòu
Bopomofo: ㄔㄥˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄤˊ，ㄅㄞˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄡˋ

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