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失道寡助

shī dào guǎ zhù

Definitionen

1. an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
2. cf 得道多助[dé dào duō zhù] a just cause attracts much support

Wörter, die 失道寡助 enthalten

• 得道多助，失道寡助 得道多助，失道寡助 dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù: A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)

Bestandteilwörter von 失道寡助

• 道 道 dào: road
• 助 助 zhù: to help
• 失 失 shī: to lose
• 失道 失道 shī dào: (literary) to lose one's way; to get lost
• 寡 寡 guǎ: few
• 寡助 寡助 guǎ zhù: (esp. of an unjust cause) to receive little support