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不以成敗論英雄

不以成敗論英雄

Chinese

not; no; (negative prefix)
 
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
success and/or failure
 
by the; per; discuss; theory; to talk (about); to discuss; the Analects (of Confucius)
hero
trad. (不以成敗論英雄) 成敗 英雄
simp. (不以成败论英雄) 成败 英雄

Proverb

不以成敗論英雄

  1. A person should not be deemed a hero merely on the basis of the success or failure of his endeavors.

References

  • “不以成敗論英雄”, in Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典) (in Mandarin), accessed 2009-05-11