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Vietnamese
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Etymology
Literally "win and become the king; lose and become the outlaw". Calque of Chinese 成者為王，敗者為寇／成者为王，败者为寇 (thành giả vi vương, bại giả vi khấu) or any of its variants.
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Idiom
thắng làm vua, thua làm giặc
- might makes right; the winner is always in the right and the loser is always in the wrong.
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