失道寡助
shī​dào​guǎ​zhù

an unjust cause finds little support

  • created reference approved 失道寡助 → 得道多助 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    失道寡助 shī​dào​guǎ​zhù

    得道多助 dé​dào​duō​zhù

    antonym

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  • created sense approved 失道寡助 · shī​dào​guǎ​zhù · an unjust cause finds little support — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    失道寡助

    shī​dào​guǎ​zhù

    an unjust cause finds little support

    An unjust cause finds little support; used to describe how violating justice leads to isolation. This idiom originates from the work of [[孟子|孟子|meng4 zi3]]

    失道 (literal) → 失道 · shī​dào · to stray from the proper course 寡助 (literal) → 寡助 · guǎ​zhù · to have little support

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