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かてばかんぐん、まければぞくぐん
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong;
(lit.)
if you win you are the loyalist army, if you lose you are the rebel army
Alt. forms
勝
か
てば
官
かん
軍
ぐん
、
負
ま
ければ
賊
ぞく
軍
ぐん
勝
か
てば
官
かん
軍
ぐん
負
、ま
ければ
賊
ぞく
軍
ぐん
かてばかんぐん、まければぞくぐん
Composed of
かてばかんぐん
might is right; history is written by the victors
まけ
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
ぞくぐん
rebel army