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成敗論人

简成败论人 · 繁成敗論人

Mandarin · pinyin chéng bài lùn rén

to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)

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成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
败: bài · be defeated, decline, fail
论: lùn · debate; discuss; discourse

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2–4–4–2 · cheng2 bai4 lun4 ren2

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sing4 baai6 leon6 jan4

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