- see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 kou4]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- The victor is a king or a noble, while the loser is a bandit.
This phrase emphasizes the idea that in competition or conflict, those who succeed are exalted and respected, while those who fail are looked down upon or vilified. It reflects a common attitude in society that attributes value based on success.
zài在zhè这cháng场bǐ sài比赛Zhōng中,shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě zéi胜者王侯败者贼,zhǐ yǒu只有yíng赢de的rén cái人才yǒu有jī huì机会bèi被zūn zhòng尊重。
In this competition, the victor is a king while the loser is a bandit; only those who win have a chance to be respected.
zhè ge这个dào li道理zài在lì shǐ shàng历史上lǚ jiàn bù xiān屡见不鲜,shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě zéi胜者王侯败者贼de的guān niàn观念yǐng xiǎng影响le了xǔ duō许多rén人de的xuǎn zé选择。
This principle is commonly seen in history; the idea that the victor is a king while the loser is a bandit has influenced many people's choices.
Generated collocations (experimental)
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě zéi胜者王侯败者贼the winner is king, the loser a banditshèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu胜者王侯败者寇to say that the winner is the king and the loser is a banditshèng zhě胜者wéi为Wáng王the victor is kingbài败zhě者wéi为zéi贼the vanquished are thievesshèng zhě胜者wéi为zūn尊the victor holds superioritybài败zhě者wú quán无权the defeated have no powershèng zhě胜者háo huá豪华the winner enjoys luxurybài败zhě者kǔ chǔ苦楚the loser suffers hardshipshèng zhě胜者zhī之Lù路the path of the victorbài败zhě者zhī之dào道the way of the defeatedshèng zhě胜者yú与bài败zhě者the victor and the vanquishedquán lì权力shèng zhě胜者the powerful victor