"behind every successful man there stands a woman" meaning in English

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          "word": "每個成功的男人背後都有一個女人"
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          "word": "detrás dun gran home hai unha gran muller"
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          "word": "di belakang setiap pria sukses ada seorang wanita hebat"
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          "word": "por trás de todo grande homem existe uma grande mulher"
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          "word": "her başarılı erkeğin arkasında bir kadın vardır"
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          "word": "đằng sau một người đàn ông thành công luôn có bóng dáng người phụ nữ"
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      "roman": "warāʔa kulli rajulin ʕaẓīmin imraʔatun",
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      "word": "وَرَاءَ كُلِّ رَجُلٍ عَظِيمٍ اِمْرَأَةٌ"
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      "word": "每個成功的男人背後都有一個女人"
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      "sense": "men's success often depends on the support and work of their wives or female partners",
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      "word": "detrás dun gran home hai unha gran muller"
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      "roman": "q̇oveli c̣armaṭebuli ḳacis uḳan kali dgas",
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      "word": "ყოველი წარმატებული კაცის უკან ქალი დგას"
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      "roman": "meakhoréy kol géver matslíakh omédet ishá",
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      "word": "מאחורי כל גבר מצליח עומדת אישה"
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "men's success often depends on the support and work of their wives or female partners",
      "word": "her başarılı erkeğin arkasında bir kadın vardır"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "men's success often depends on the support and work of their wives or female partners",
      "word": "đằng sau một người đàn ông thành công luôn có bóng dáng người phụ nữ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "behind every successful man there stands a woman"
}