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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
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. (endure) utter humiliation
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