成也萧何，败也萧何

Traditional: 成也蕭何，敗也蕭何

chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé

Dictionary entry

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]

What does 成也萧何，败也萧何 mean?

成也萧何，败也萧何 (chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. 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]

2fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor

Character breakdown

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成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]也Yěsurname Ye 萧Xiāosurname Xiao 何Hésurname He 败bàito defeat · to damage

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How to pronounce 成也萧何，败也萧何

成也萧何，败也萧何

chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé

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