勝てば官軍、負ければ賊軍 (かてばかんぐん、まければぞくぐん) — might is right

勝かてば官かん軍ぐん、、まけれ負ばぞくぐんければ賊軍

might is right

Kanji Vocab History Politics & Law Military76 strokes

勝てば官軍負ければ賊軍

かてばかんぐん、まければぞくぐん

Expressions

might is right, history is written by the victors, winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong, if you win you are the loyalist army, if you lose you are the rebel army

proverb

Kanji that make up this word

勝

か.つ・-が.ち・まさ.る・すぐ.れる・かつ…(4)

victory・win・prevail・excel

官

bureaucrat・the government・organ

軍

いくさ…(1)

army・force・troops・war・battle

負

ま.ける・ま.かす・お.う…(1)

defeat・negative・-・minus・bear…(2)

賊

burglar・rebel・traitor・robber

軍

いくさ…(1)

army・force・troops・war・battle

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勝てば官軍、負ければ賊軍

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