"成者為王，敗者為寇" meaning in All languages combined

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        "2": "Successful, I would have been a king; defeated, I am a prisoner. Now that things have reached this point, I only wish to die quickly.",
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  "etymology_text": "Based on a line in The Orphan of Zhao (translation by West & Idema, 2015):\n我成則為王，敗則為虜。事已至此，惟求早死而已。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]我成则为王，败则为虏。事已至此，惟求早死而已。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Yuan Dynasty, Ji Junxiang, The Orphan of Zhao\nWǒ chéng zé wéi wáng, bài zé wéi lǔ. Shì yǐ zhì cǐ, wéi qiú zǎosǐ éryǐ. [Pinyin]\nSuccessful, I would have been a king; defeated, I am a prisoner. Now that things have reached this point, I only wish to die quickly.",
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  "literal_meaning": "The victor becomes king, the defeated an outlaw.",
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          "roman": "chéngwángbàikòu",
          "word": "成王敗寇／成王败寇"
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          "roman": "chéng zhě wánghóu bài zhě kòu",
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          "word": "成者王侯敗者賊／成者王侯败者贼"
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          "word": "勝者為王，敗者為寇／胜者为王，败者为寇"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄤˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "chéng zhě wéi wáng, bài zhě wéi kòu"
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      "tags": [
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "chéng jhě wéi wáng, bài jhě wéi kòu"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻêng² chê³ wei² wang², pai⁴ chê³ wei² kʻou⁴"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "чэн чжэ вэй ван"
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      "zh-pron": "бай чжэ вэй коу"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "čɛn čžɛ vɛj van"
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      "zh-pron": "baj čžɛ vɛj kou"
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      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "sìhng jé wàih wòhng, baaih jé wàih kau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing⁴ dze² wai⁴ wong⁴, baai⁶ dze² wai⁴ kau³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xing⁴ zé² wei⁴ wong⁴, bai⁶ zé² wei⁴ keo³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ paːi̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰɐu̯³³/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ paːi̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰɐu̯³³/"
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        "1": "我 成 則 為{wéi} 王，敗 則 為{wéi} 虜。事 已 至 此，惟 求 早死 而已。",
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "chʻêng² chê³ wei² wang², pai⁴ chê³ wei² kʻou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "chéng jě wéi wáng-, bài jě wéi kòu"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "cherng jee wei wang, bay jee wei kow"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чэн чжэ вэй ван"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бай чжэ вэй коу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "čɛn čžɛ vɛj van"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "baj čžɛ vɛj kou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "sìhng jé wàih wòhng, baaih jé wàih kau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sing⁴ dze² wai⁴ wong⁴, baai⁶ dze² wai⁴ kau³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xing⁴ zé² wei⁴ wong⁴, bai⁶ zé² wei⁴ keo³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ paːi̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰɐu̯³³/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ paːi̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰɐu̯³³/"
    }
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    {
      "roman": "chéngwángbàikòu",
      "word": "成王敗寇／成王败寇"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chéng zhě wánghóu bài zhě kòu",
      "word": "成者王侯敗者寇／成者王侯败者寇"
    },
    {
      "word": "成者王侯敗者賊／成者王侯败者贼"
    },
    {
      "word": "勝者為王，敗者為寇／胜者为王，败者为寇"
    },
    {
      "word": "成則為王，敗則為寇／成则为王，败则为寇"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chéngwángbàikòu",
      "word": "成王敗寇"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chéngwángbàikòu",
      "word": "成王败寇"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chéng zhě wánghóu bài zhě kòu",
      "word": "成者王侯敗者寇"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chéng zhě wánghóu bài zhě kòu",
      "word": "成者王侯败者寇"
    },
    {
      "word": "成者王侯敗者賊"
    },
    {
      "word": "成者王侯败者贼"
    },
    {
      "word": "勝者為王，敗者為寇"
    },
    {
      "word": "胜者为王，败者为寇"
    },
    {
      "word": "成則為王，敗則為寇"
    },
    {
      "word": "成则为王，败则为寇"
    }
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