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Art/Literary - History | | Chinese term or phrase: 千秋功罪，自有定论 | | What's the meaning of 千秋功罪，自有定论? |
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| | English translation:History is the best judge | Explanation:
good or bad, angel or devil, history will tell, you cannot be your own judge, and people in power cannot be the final judge either, if you bragged too much and proclaim you are a hero, or if the people in power intentional wronged you and blamed you while you had actually been a real hero, all of these don't matter, history will know who's right, who's wrong. |
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1 hr confidence:   History is the best judge
Language variant: History is the final judge
Explanation:
good or bad, angel or devil, history will tell, you cannot be your own judge, and people in power cannot be the final judge either, if you bragged too much and proclaim you are a hero, or if the people in power intentional wronged you and blamed you while you had actually been a real hero, all of these don't matter, history will know who's right, who's wrong.
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