勝てば官軍負ければ賊軍。

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勝てば 官軍 負ければ 賊軍 。

English Translation

If you win, you are in the right, but if you lose, you are in the wrong.

Furigana

勝(か)てば官軍(かんぐん)負(ま)ければ賊軍(ぞくぐん)。

Romanji

Kateba kangun makereba zokugun.

Words

勝つ (かつ)

to win; to gain victory

官軍 (かんぐん)

government forces; loyalist army

負ける (まける)

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.); to reduce the price; to lower the price; to give a discount on

賊軍 (ぞくぐん)

rebel army

Kanji

勝

Readings: ショウ、 か.つ、 -が.ち、 まさ.る、 すぐ.れる、 かつ

Meanings: victory, win, prevail, excel

官

Reading: カン

Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ

軍

Readings: グン、 いくさ

Meanings: army, force, troops, war, battle

負

Readings: フ、 ま.ける、 ま.かす、 お.う

Meanings: defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

賊

Reading: ゾク

Meanings: burglar, rebel, traitor, robber