得道多助

Chinese

		to attain the Way; to become enlightened; to attain salvation	many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-	to help; to assist
trad. (得道多助)		得道	多	助
simp. ^#(得道多助)		得道	多	助

Etymology

From "Gongsun Chou II", in Mencius (《孟子·公孫丑下》):

得道者多助，失道者寡助。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

Dédào zhě duō zhù, shīdào zhě guǎ zhù. [Pinyin]

He who finds the proper course has many to assist him. He who loses the proper course has few to assist him.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dédàoduōzhù

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄛㄓㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dak¹ dou⁶ do¹ zo⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dédàoduōzhù
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄛㄓㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dédàoduojhù
  - Wade–Giles: tê²-tao⁴-to¹-chu⁴
  - Yale: dé-dàu-dwō-jù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: derdawduojuh
  - Palladius: дэдаодочжу (dɛdaodočžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ twɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dak¹ dou⁶ do¹ zo⁶
  - Yale: dāk douh dō joh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁷ dou⁶ do¹ dzo⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: deg¹ dou⁶ do¹ zo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚⁵ tou̯²² tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɔː²²/

Idiom

得道多助

A just cause attracts much support.

Antonyms

失道寡助 (shīdàoguǎzhù)

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