Pinyin Dictionary results for "xiao he"

小河
brook
洨河
Xiao River in Hebei
萧何
Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]
小河区
Xiaohe district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 shi4], Guizhou
成也萧何,败也萧何
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]; fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
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