失道寡助 in English shi1 dao4 gua3 zhu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • an unjust cause finds little support (idiomatic expression, from Mencius)
  • cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4] a just cause attracts much support

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Pinyin

shi1 dao4 gua3 zhu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

shi1to lose dao4road gua3few zhu4to help