闯王 (闖王)
 Chuǎng Wáng
 Pinyin
Definition
闯王 (闖王)
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              - Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (11)
胜者王侯败者寇
  - 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
- 2 history is written by the victors
大水冲了龙王庙
  - 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
- 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
- 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
成则为王,败则为寇
  - 1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
- 2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
擒贼擒王
  - 1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
混世魔王
  - 1 devil incarnate (idiom)
- 2 fiend in human form