成也蕭何，敗也蕭何
chéngyěXiāoHé,bàiyěXiāoHé
ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄜˊ , ㄅㄞˋ ㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄜˊ
Simplified 成也萧何，败也萧何
- 1lit. 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]
- 2fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor