失道寡助

shī dào guǎ zhù

Định nghĩa

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

Từ chứa 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)

Từ cấu thành 失道寡助

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