胜者王侯败者寇勝者王侯敗者寇

shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu

Meaning

the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom); history is written by the victors

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胜shèngvictory; to excel, to truimph⺼生者zhěthat which; they who; those who耂日王wángking, ruler; royal; surname一土侯hóumarquis, lord; target in archery亻矦败bàifailure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat贝攵寇kòubandit, thief; enemy; to invade宀元攴