成也萧何，败也萧何
成也萧何，败也萧何
chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]; fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
idiom
Traditional: 成也蕭何，敗也蕭何
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- (idiom) lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]
- fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
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