勝てば官軍負ければ賊軍

Japanese

Kanji in this term
勝 官 軍 負 賊 軍
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Grade: 3 		かん
Grade: 4 		ぐん
Grade: 4 		ま
Grade: 3 		ぞく
Grade: S 		ぐん
Grade: 4

Alternative forms

  • (short) 勝(か)てば官(かん)軍(ぐん) (kateba kangun)

Etymology

Literally "In victory you are the government army, in defeat you are the rebels".

Proverb

勝(か)てば官(かん)軍(ぐん)負(ま)ければ賊(ぞく)軍(ぐん) • (kateba kangun makereba zokugun) 

  1. might makes right
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