See 成也蕭何，敗也蕭何 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "In the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Xiao He recommended Han Xin become a general, later he helped Empress Lü Zhi to have Han Xin killed. Later, this phrase was used as a metaphor to describe a situation in the success or failure of an endeavor derives from the same person or thing.",
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"literal_meaning": "The success is fromXiao He, and the downfall is also from Xiao He.",
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"text": "成也蕭何敗也蕭何低成本成沃爾瑪命門",
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"zh-pron": "chéng yě Xiāo Hé, bài yě Xiāo Hé"
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{
"tags": [
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"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄜˊ"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "ㄅㄞˋ ㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄜˊ"
},
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"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
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"zh-pron": "sing⁴ jaa⁵ siu¹ ho⁴, baai⁶ jaa⁵ siu¹ ho⁴"
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"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "chéng yě Xiāo Hé, bài yě Xiāo Hé"
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"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "chéng yě Siao Hé, bài yě Siao Hé"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chʻêng² yeh³ Hsiao¹ Ho², pai⁴ yeh³ Hsiao¹ Ho²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "chéng yě Syāu Hé-, bài yě Syāu Hé"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "cherng yee Shiau Her, bay yee Shiau Her"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "чэн е Сяо Хэ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "бай е Сяо Хэ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "čɛn je Sjao Xɛ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "baj je Sjao Xɛ"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/",
"tags": [
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},
{
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"Yale"
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"zh-pron": "sìhng yáh sīu hòh, baaih yáh sīu hòh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "sing⁴ jaa⁵ siu¹ ho⁴, baai⁶ jaa⁵ siu¹ ho⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "xing⁴ ya⁵ xiu¹ ho⁴, bai⁶ ya⁵ xiu¹ ho⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ jaː¹³ siːu̯⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ paːi̯²² jaː¹³ siːu̯⁵⁵ hɔː²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
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"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ jaː¹³ siːu̯⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ paːi̯²² jaː¹³ siːu̯⁵⁵ hɔː²¹/"
}
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"word": "成也蕭何，敗也蕭何"
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"etymology_text": "In the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Xiao He recommended Han Xin become a general, later he helped Empress Lü Zhi to have Han Xin killed. Later, this phrase was used as a metaphor to describe a situation in the success or failure of an endeavor derives from the same person or thing.",
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"literal_meaning": "The success is fromXiao He, and the downfall is also from Xiao He.",
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"roman": "chéngyěxiāohébàiyěxiāohé dī chéngběn chéng Wò'ěrmǎ mìngmén",
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"text": "成也蕭何敗也蕭何低成本成沃爾瑪命門",
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"text": "成也萧何败也萧何低成本成沃尔玛命门",
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"zh-pron": "chéng yě Xiāo Hé, bài yě Xiāo Hé"
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"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄜˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄅㄞˋ ㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄜˊ"
},
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"Cantonese",
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"zh-pron": "sing⁴ jaa⁵ siu¹ ho⁴, baai⁶ jaa⁵ siu¹ ho⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "chéng yě Xiāo Hé, bài yě Xiāo Hé"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "chéng yě Siao Hé, bài yě Siao Hé"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chʻêng² yeh³ Hsiao¹ Ho², pai⁴ yeh³ Hsiao¹ Ho²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "chéng yě Syāu Hé-, bài yě Syāu Hé"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "cherng yee Shiau Her, bay yee Shiau Her"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "чэн е Сяо Хэ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "бай е Сяо Хэ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "čɛn je Sjao Xɛ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "baj je Sjao Xɛ"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
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"zh-pron": "sìhng yáh sīu hòh, baaih yáh sīu hòh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "sing⁴ jaa⁵ siu¹ ho⁴, baai⁶ jaa⁵ siu¹ ho⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "xing⁴ ya⁵ xiu¹ ho⁴, bai⁶ ya⁵ xiu¹ ho⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ jaː¹³ siːu̯⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ paːi̯²² jaː¹³ siːu̯⁵⁵ hɔː²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ jaː¹³ siːu̯⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ paːi̯²² jaː¹³ siːu̯⁵⁵ hɔː²¹/"
}
],
"word": "成也蕭何，敗也蕭何"
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