得道多助

Chinese

		to attain the Way; to become enlightened; to attain salvation	finding abundant support; abundance of support
trad. (得道多助)		得道	多助
simp. ^#(得道多助)		得道	多助

Etymology

From Mencius (《孟子·公孫丑下》):

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.]

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.]

From: Mencius, c. 4^th 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.

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 tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ 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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