得道多助,失道寡助
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[edit]A just cause attracts much support. | An unjust cause attracts little support. | |||
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trad. (得道多助,失道寡助) | 得道多助 | , | 失道寡助 | |
simp. #(得道多助,失道寡助) | 得道多助 | , | 失道寡助 |
Etymology
[edit]- 得道者多助,失道者寡助。寡助之至,親戚畔之;多助之至,天下順之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Dédào zhě duōzhù, shīdào zhě guǎzhù. Guǎzhù zhī zhì, qīnqī pàn zhī; duōzhù zhī zhì, tiānxià shùn zhī. [Pinyin]
- He who finds the proper course has many to assist him. He who loses the proper course has few to assist him. When this - the being assisted by few - reaches its extreme point, his own relations revolt from the prince. When the being assisted by many reaches its highest point, the whole kingdom becomes obedient to the prince.
得道者多助,失道者寡助。寡助之至,亲戚畔之;多助之至,天下顺之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ , ㄕ ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄓㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dédàoduojhù, shihdàoguǎjhù
- Wade–Giles: tê2-tao4-to1-chu4, shih1-tao4-kua3-chu4
- Yale: dé-dàu-dwō-jù-, shr̄-dàu-gwǎ-jù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: derdawduojuh, shydawgoajuh
- Palladius: дэдаодочжу, шидаогуачжу (dɛdaodočžu, šidaoguačžu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɤ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dak1 dou6 do1 zo6, sat1 dou6 gwaa2 zo6
- Yale: dāk douh dō joh, sāt douh gwá joh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dak7 dou6 do1 dzo6, sat7 dou6 gwaa2 dzo6
- Guangdong Romanization: deg1 dou6 do1 zo6, sed1 dou6 gua2 zo6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɐk̚⁵ tou̯²² tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɔː²² sɐt̚⁵ tou̯²² kʷaː³⁵ t͡sɔː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]得道多助,失道寡助
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