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失道寡助
shī​dào​guǎ​zhù

an unjust cause finds little support

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 得道多助,失道寡助 dé​dào​duō​zhù​shī​dào​guǎ​zhù a just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little
    Literary idiom meaning if one follows what is right, they will receive much help; if one goes against what is right, they will receive little help. From the [[孟子|孟子|meng4 zi3]].
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