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得道多助,失道寡助

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dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù

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  1. 1. A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)

Child Words of 得道多助,失道寡助

多
duō

many; much

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

道
dào

road

助
zhù

to help

多助
duō zhù

receiving much help (from outside)

失
shī

to lose

失道
shī dào

(literary) to lose one's way; to get lost

失道寡助
shī dào guǎ zhù

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

寡
guǎ

few

寡助
guǎ zhù

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

得道
dé dào

to achieve the Dao

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