勝者為王&#,;敗者為寇 (sing3 ze2 wai4 wong4, baai6 ze2 wai4 kau3 | sheng4 zhe3 wei2 wang2, bai4 zhe3 wei2 kou4) : the winner is heralded as king while the loser is viewed as a bandit; the victor is the law and the loser is the outlaw

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勝者為王,敗者為寇

sing3 ze2 wai4 wong4, baai6 ze2 wai4 kau3

sheng4 zhe3 wei2 wang2, bai4 zhe3 wei2 kou4

the winner is heralded as king while the loser is viewed as a bandit; the victor is the law and the loser is the outlaw

Var. 成者為王，敗者為寇

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

勝者為王,敗者為寇 / 胜者为王，败者为寇

This word has been viewed 3238 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 28th Aug 2010 05:34 and last edited on 6th Mar 2013 13:25

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勝 sing3 sing1 - win; excel; competent
者 ze2 - he who; those who
為 wai4 wai6 - do, act; serve as; be; for
王 wong4 wong6 - king; monarch; duke; surname
, - (not in database)
敗 baai6 - be defeated; to defeat
者 ze2 - he who; those who
為 wai4 wai6 - do, act; serve as; be; for
寇 kau3 - rob; bandit; invade

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