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成也蕭何，敗也蕭何
简 成也萧何，败也萧何 · 繁 成也蕭何，敗也蕭何Mandarin · pinyin chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé
Meanings
- lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信 Hán Xìn being made Grand General 大將軍 dà jiāng jūn
- fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
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sing4 jaa5 siu1 ho4 ，baai6 jaa5 siu1 ho4
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