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成也萧何，败也萧何【chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé】

lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]
fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor

成也萧何，败也萧何【chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé】

lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]
fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor

成

HSK 22

含义completed, finished, fixed

拼音chéng

也

HSK 11

含义also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity

拼音yě

萧

HSK 7-9

含义common artemisia; dejected

拼音xiāo

何

HSK 34

含义what, why, where, which, how

拼音hé

败

HSK 4

含义be defeated, decline, fail

拼音bài