得道多助
Chinese
to attain the Way; to become enlightened; to attain salvation many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-to help; to assist simp. and trad.
(得道多助)得道 多 助
Etymology
From "Gongsun Chou II", in Mencius (《孟子·公孫丑下》):
- From: Mengzi (Mencius), circa 4th century BCE
- Dédào zhě duō zhù, shīdào zhě guǎ zhù. [Pinyin]
- He who finds the proper course has many to assist him. He who loses the proper course has few to assist him.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: derdawduojuh
- IPA (key): /tɤ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: dak1 dou6 do1 zo6
- Yale: dāk douh dō joh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dak7 dou6 do1 dzo6
- Guangdong Romanization: deg1 dou6 do1 zo6
- IPA (key): /tɐk̚⁵ tou̯²² tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɔː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
得道多助
Antonyms
- 失道寡助 (shīdàoguǎzhù)
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