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Change log entry 53754
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2014-05-04 14:00:58 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 50523 - submitted by 'ycandau' >>
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旧谓在争夺政权斗争中,成功了的就是合法的,称帝称王;失败了的就是非法的,被称为寇贼。反映了以成败论人的观点。

probably there is some idiomatic English to express the same idea.
Diff:
# 成則為王,敗則為寇 成则为王,败则为寇 [cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4] /called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)/
+ 成則為王,敗則為寇 成则为王,败则为寇 [cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4] /lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)/fig. losers are always in the wrong/
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