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guǎ zhù

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Definitions

  1. 1. (esp. of an unjust cause) to receive little support

Words Containing 寡助

失道寡助
shī dào guǎ zhù

an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)

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)

Child Words of 寡助

助
zhù

to help

寡
guǎ

few

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