成王败寇

chéng wáng bài kòu

see 成則為王,敗則為寇|成则为王,败则为寇[cheng2 ze2 wei2 wang2 , bai4 ze2 wei2 kou4]

chéng

short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]

wáng

king or monarch

bài

to defeat

kòu

old variant of 寇[kou4]