顺我者生，逆我者死 / 順我者生，逆我者死

shùn​wǒ​zhě​shēng​nì​wǒ​zhě​sǐ

obey me and live, defy me and die

those who follow me will survive, and those who oppose me will perish; a phrase used to describe a ruthless or tyrannical demand for absolute loyalty

顺 (literal) → 顺/順 · shùn · to obey 我 (literal) → 我 · wǒ · I 者 (bound) → 者 · zhě · -er 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to live ， (non_chinese) 逆 (literal) → 逆 · nì · to go against 我 (literal) → 我 · wǒ · I 者 (bound) → 者 · zhě · -er 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die

Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM