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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
韩信 Hán Xìn	韩信 \| 韩信* \| *韩信	Han Xin (-196 BC), famous general of first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦｜刘邦	韓信

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
成也萧何，败也萧何 chéngyě Xiāo Hé, bàiyě Xiāo Hé	成也…萧何 \| 成也…萧何* \| *成也…萧何	lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信｜韩信 being made Grand General 大將軍｜大将军 / fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor	成也蕭何，敗也蕭何


胯下之辱 kuàxiàzhīrǔ	胯下之辱 \| 胯下之辱* \| *胯下之辱	lit. the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信｜韩信 supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom) / fig. utter humiliation


鹍鸡曲 kūnjīqǔ	鹍鸡曲 \| 鹍鸡曲* \| *鹍鸡曲	long poem by 韓信｜韩信 (-196 BC)	鵾雞曲

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