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寡助
guǎ​zhù

little support

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 失道寡助 shī​dào​guǎ​zhù unjust cause
    an unjust cause finds little support; acting against morality leads to isolation (idiom from Mencius)
  • 得道多助,失道寡助 dé​dào​duō​zhù, shī​dào​guǎ​zhù just cause prevails
    A just cause attracts much support, while an unjust one finds little (from Mencius).