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寡助

guǎ zhù

2-character word

What 寡助 means

1. (esp. of an unjust cause) to receive little support

The characters in 寡助

• 寡guǎfew; scant; widowed
• 助zhùto help; to assist

Words containing 寡助

• 失道寡助shī dào guǎ zhùan unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius); cf 得道多助
• 得道多助，失道寡助dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhùA just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)

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