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成王败寇

chéng wáng bài kòu

4-character word Traditional 成王敗寇

What 成王败寇 means

1. see 成則為王，成则为王，{败则为寇|chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu}

The characters in 成王败寇

• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 王wángking or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand
• 败bàito defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent)
• 寇kòuto invade; to plunder; bandit