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.]

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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 ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dak¹ dou⁶ do¹ zo⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dédàoduōzhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ
    • 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

1. A just cause attracts much support.

Antonyms

• 失道寡助 (shīdàoguǎzhù)

See also

• 得道多助，失道寡助 (dédàoduōzhù, shīdàoguǎzhù)