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2024
得道多助
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
simp.
and
trad.
(
得道多助
)
得道
多
助
Idiom
得道多助
a just cause attracts much support
Antonyms
失道寡助
(
shīdàoguǎzhù
)
Etymology
From "Gongsun Chou II", in
Mencius
(
《孟子·公孫丑下》
):
得道
者
多
助
，失道
者
寡
助
。
[
MSC
,
trad.
and
simp.
]
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 ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
dak
1
dou
6
do
1
zo
6
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Beijing
)
+
Pinyin
:
dédàoduōzhù
Zhuyin
:
ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
derdawduojuh
IPA
(key)
:
/tɤ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
)
+
Jyutping
:
dak
1
dou
6
do
1
zo
6
Yale
:
d
ā
k douh d
ō
joh
Cantonese Pinyin
:
dak
7
dou
6
do
1
dzo
6
IPA
(
key
)
:
/tɐk̚⁵ tou̯²² tɔː
⁵⁵
t͡sɔː²²/
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