失道寡助 shī dào guǎ zhù ㄕ ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄓㄨˋ sat1 dou6 gwaa2 zo6
- an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
- cf 得道多助 dé dào duō zhù ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ a just cause attracts much support
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失
- 丢失 丟失 diū shī ㄉㄧㄡ ㄕ diu1 sat1 to lose; to misplace
- 丧失 喪失 sàng shī ㄙㄤˋ ㄕ song3 sat1 to lose
- 失事 shī shì ㄕ ㄕˋ sat1 si6 (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc)
- 失传 失傳 shī chuán ㄕ ㄔㄨㄢˊ sat1 cyun4 (of skills etc) to die out
- 失利 shī lì ㄕ ㄌㄧˋ sat1 lei6 to lose
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- 失去 shī qù ㄕ ㄑㄩˋ sat1 heoi3 to lose
- 失恋 失戀 shī liàn ㄕ ㄌㄧㄢˋ sat1 lyun2 to lose one's love
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 失掉 shī diào ㄕ ㄉㄧㄠˋ sat1 diu6 to lose
- 失控 shī kòng ㄕ ㄎㄨㄥˋ sat1 hung3 to go out of control
- 失效 shī xiào ㄕ ㄒㄧㄠˋ sat1 haau6 to fail
- 失败 失敗 shī bài ㄕ ㄅㄞˋ sat1 baai6 to be defeated
- 失明 shī míng ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sat1 ming4 to lose one's eyesight
- 失望 shī wàng ㄕ ㄨㄤˋ sat1 mong6 disappointed
- 失业 失業 shī yè ㄕ ㄧㄝˋ sat1 jip6 unemployment
- 失眠 shī mián ㄕ ㄇㄧㄢˊ sat1 min4 to suffer from insomnia
- 失落 shī luò ㄕ ㄌㄨㄛˋ sat1 lok6 to lose (sth)
- 失误 失誤 shī wù ㄕ ㄨˋ sat1 ng6 lapse
- 失踪 失蹤 shī zōng ㄕ ㄗㄨㄥ sat1 zung1 to be missing
- 失灵 失靈 shī líng ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sat1 ling4 out of order (of machine)
道
- 一道 yī dào ㄧ ㄉㄠˋ jat1 dou6 together
- 人道 rén dào ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ jan4 dou6 human sympathy
- 便道 biàn dào ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ bin6 dou6 pavement
- 公道 gōng dao ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄉㄠ gung1 dou6 fair
- 出道 chū dào ㄔㄨ ㄉㄠˋ ceot1 dou6 to start one's career
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- 厚道 hòu dao ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄠ hau5 dou6 kind and honest
- 味道 wèi dao ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄉㄠ mei6 dou6 flavor; taste
- 地道 dì dào ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄠˋ dei6 dou6 tunnel
- 地道 dì dao ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄉㄠ dei6 dou6 authentic
- 报道 報道 bào dào ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ bou3 dou6 to report (news)
- 大道 dà dào ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ daai6 dou6 main street
- 楼道 樓道 lóu dào ㄌㄡˊ ㄉㄠˋ lau4 dou6 corridor
- 水道 shuǐ dào ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ seoi2 dou6 watercourse (river, canal, drain etc)
- 渠道 qú dào ㄑㄩˊ ㄉㄠˋ keoi4 dou6 irrigation ditch
- 知道 zhī dào ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ zi1 dou3 to know; to become aware of
- 管道 guǎn dào ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ gun2 dou6 tubing
- 茶道 chá dào ㄔㄚˊ ㄉㄠˋ caa4 dou6 Japanese tea ceremony
- 街道 jiē dào ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˋ gaai1 dou6 street
- 说道 說道 shuō dào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋ syut3 dou6 to state
- 走道 zǒu dào ㄗㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ zau2 dou6 pavement
寡
- 多寡 duō guǎ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄚˇ do1 gwaa2 number; amount
- 寡妇 寡婦 guǎ fu ㄍㄨㄚˇ ˙ㄈㄨ gwaa2 fu5 widow
- 孤陋寡闻 孤陋寡聞 gū lòu guǎ wén ㄍㄨ ㄌㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄨㄣˊ gu1 lau6 gwaa2 man4 ignorant and inexperienced
- 孤寡 gū guǎ ㄍㄨ ㄍㄨㄚˇ gu1 gwaa2 orphans and widows
- 守寡 shǒu guǎ ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄚˇ sau2 gwaa2 to live as widow
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- 寡人 guǎ rén ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ gwaa2 jan4 I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)
- 寡助 guǎ zhù ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄓㄨˋ gwaa2 zo6 (esp. of an unjust cause) to receive little support
- 寡居 guǎ jū ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄐㄩ gwaa2 geoi1 to live as a widow
- 寡情 guǎ qíng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ gwaa2 cing4 heartless
- 寡淡 guǎ dàn ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄢˋ gwaa2 daam6 insipid
- 寡糖 guǎ táng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄊㄤˊ gwaa2 tong4 oligosaccharide
- 寡言 guǎ yán ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ gwaa2 jin4 taciturn
- 寡陋 guǎ lòu ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄌㄡˋ gwaa2 lau6 having little knowledge
- 寡头 寡頭 guǎ tóu ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ gwaa2 tau4 oligarch
- 众寡 衆寡 zhòng guǎ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ zung3 gwaa2 the many or the few
- 守活寡 shǒu huó guǎ ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ sau2 wut6 gwaa2 to stay at home while one's husband is away
- 优柔寡断 優柔寡斷 yōu róu guǎ duàn ㄧㄡ ㄖㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ jau1 jau4 gwaa2 dyun6 indecisive
- 刻薄寡恩 kè bó guǎ ēn ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄣ hak1 bok6 gwaa2 jan1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
- 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén ㄍㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ gu1 gaa1 gwaa2 jan4 one who is cut off from others (idiom)
- 孤男寡女 gū nán guǎ nǚ ㄍㄨ ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄋㄩˇ a single man and a single woman
助
- 互助 hù zhù ㄏㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ wu6 zo6 to help each other
- 借助 jiè zhù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨˋ ze3 zo6 to draw support from
- 助威 zhù wēi ㄓㄨˋ ㄨㄟ zo6 wai1 to cheer for
- 助手 zhù shǒu ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ zo6 sau2 assistant; helper
- 助教 zhù jiào ㄓㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ zo6 gaau3 teaching assistant
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- 助理 zhù lǐ ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ zo6 lei5 assistant
- 协助 協助 xié zhù ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄓㄨˋ hip3 zo6 to provide assistance; to aid
- 帮助 幫助 bāng zhù ㄅㄤ ㄓㄨˋ bong1 zo6 assistance; aid
- 捐助 juān zhù ㄐㄩㄢ ㄓㄨˋ gyun1 zo6 to donate
- 援助 yuán zhù ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨˋ wun4 zo6 to help
- 救助 jiù zhù ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨˋ gau3 zo6 to help sb in trouble
- 求助 qiú zhù ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨˋ kau4 zo6 to request help
- 自助 zì zhù ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ zi6 zo6 self-service
- 补助 補助 bǔ zhù ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨˋ bou2 zo6 to subsidize
- 资助 資助 zī zhù ㄗ ㄓㄨˋ zi1 zo6 to subsidize
- 赞助 贊助 zàn zhù ㄗㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋ zaan3 zo6 to support
- 辅助 輔助 fǔ zhù ㄈㄨˇ ㄓㄨˋ fu6 zo6 to assist; to aid
- 有助于 有助於 yǒu zhù yú ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨˋ ㄩˊ jau5 zo6 jyu1 to contribute to; to promote
- 互助 Hù zhù ㄏㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ wu6 zo6 see 互助土族自治县
- 助人 zhù rén ㄓㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ zo6 jan4 to help others