勝者為王,敗者為寇 (sing3 ze2 wai4 wong4, baai6 ze2 wai4 kau3) — the winner is heralded as king while the loser is viewed as a bandit; the victor is the law and the loser is the outlaw in Cantonese
sing˗₃勝zeˊ²者waiˎ₄為wong4,王,baaiˍ₆敗zeˊ²者waiˎ₄為kau˗₃寇简 胜者为王，败者为寇
Mandarin Pinyin: sheng4 zhe3 wei2 wang2, bai4 zhe3 wei2 kou4
Meaning of 勝者為王,敗者為寇
nounthe winner is heralded as king while the loser is viewed as a bandit; the victor is the law and the loser is the outlaw
idiomThe winner is king, the loser is a bandit; might makes right.