成王敗寇

Chinese

		finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	king; Wang (proper name)	be defeated; to defeat; loss	bandit
trad. (成王敗寇)		成	王	敗	寇
simp. (成王败寇)		成	王	败	寇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngwángbàikòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄎㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ wong⁴ baai⁶ kau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngwángbàikòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄎㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngwángbàikòu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-wang²-pai⁴-kʻou⁴
    • Yale: chéng-wáng-bài-kòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngwangbaykow
    • Palladius: чэнванбайкоу (čɛnvanbajkou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ wong⁴ baai⁶ kau³
    • Yale: sìhng wòhng baaih kau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ wong⁴ baai⁶ kau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ wong⁴ bai⁶ keo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ paːi̯²² kʰɐu̯³³/

Proverb

成王敗寇

1. Synonym of 成者為王，敗者為寇／成者为王，败者为寇 (chéng zhě wéi wáng, bài zhě wéi kòu)