胜者王侯败者贼

shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě zéi

see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 kou4]

shèng

victory

zhě

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

wáng

king or monarch

hóu

marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]

bài

to defeat

zhě

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

zéi

thief; robber