成也蕭何,敗也蕭何

sing4 jaa5 siu1 ho4 ,baai6 jaa5 siu1 ho4

lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4]{hon4 seon3} being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]{daai6 zoeng1 gwan1} · fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor

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Meanings

  1. lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4]{hon4 seon3} being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]{daai6 zoeng1 gwan1}
  2. fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor

Written Forms

成也蕭何,敗也蕭何Traditional · Main Form
成也萧何,败也萧何Alternate Form

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