chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé

Translation

  • lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]
  • fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
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