Lingaku- 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
Generated definitions (experimental)
- raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom)
This idiom describes a scenario where a person's achievements and failures are both attributed to the same individual or factor. It emphasizes the duality of influence someone can have over one's fate.
Whether he succeeds or fails, it is all because of the person who guided him.
The rise and fall of the company in this project are closely related to him.
Generated collocations (experimental)
chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé成也萧何，败也萧何success and failure both due to the same factoryīn guǒ因果guān xi关系cause and effect relationshiptóng yàng同样de的yuán yīn原因the same reasonyī lài依赖Yú于tóng yī同一gě个rén人relying on the same personChéng gōng成功yú与shī bài失败de的yuán tóu源头source of success and failurexiāng tóng相同de的qǐ yīn起因the same causedé shī得失jūn héng均衡balance of gains and lossesshuāng rèn jiàn双刃剑double-edged swordyī tǐ liǎng miàn一体两面two sides of the same coinguān jiàn关键rén wù人物key figurewán quán完全yī lài依赖complete reliancemìng yùn命运jiāo zhī交织intertwined fateyīn rén ér yì因人而异varies by person