bất dĩ thành bại, luận anh hùng
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Meaning · English
Don't weigh heroes by win and loss — battle luck is no measure of the man.
Literally: not by success or failure judge the hero
Examples
Thua keo này bày keo khác, bất dĩ thành bại luận anh hùng.Lose this round, set up the next — heroes aren't scored by wins.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “bất dĩ thành bại, luận anh hùng” mean?
Don't weigh heroes by win and loss — battle luck is no measure of the man. Literally: not by success or failure judge the hero
Is “bất dĩ thành bại, luận anh hùng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.