失道寡助 shī dào guǎ zhù

an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)

Word data

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Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2. cf dé dào duō zhù a just cause attracts much support

Characters

Character Meaning
to lose; to miss; to fail
to say; to speak; to talk
few; scant; widowed
to help; to assist