得道多助
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Chinese[edit]
to attain the Way; to become enlightened; to attain salvation | finding abundant support; abundance of support | ||
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trad. (得道多助) | 得道 | 多助 | |
simp. #(得道多助) | 得道 | 多助 |
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]
Idiom[edit]
得道多助
Antonyms[edit]
- 失道寡助 (shīdàoguǎzhù)
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