失道寡助

sat1 dou6 gwaa2 zo6

an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius) · cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4]{dak1 dou6 do1 zo6} a just cause attracts much support

Meanings

  1. an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4]{dak1 dou6 do1 zo6} a just cause attracts much support

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