萧县 (蕭縣)
Xiāo xiàn
Pinyin
Definition
萧县 (蕭縣)
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- Xiao county in Suzhou 宿州[Sù zhōu], Anhui
Character Decomposition
Idioms (2)
成也萧何,败也萧何
- 1 lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Hán Xìn] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[dà jiāng jūn]
- 2 fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
萧规曹随
- 1 lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何[Xiāo Hé] governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参[Cáo Cān] (idiom)
- 2 fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor
- 3 to follow precedent