寡助 guǎ zhù ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄓㄨˋ gwaa2 zo6
- (esp. of an unjust cause) to receive little support
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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)
- 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)
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4 habitually silent (idiom)
- 敌众我寡 敵眾我寡 dí zhòng wǒ guǎ ㄉㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄚˇ dik6 zung3 ngo5 gwaa2 multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius)
- 寡不敌众 寡不敵眾 guǎ bù dí zhòng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ gwaa2 bat1 dik6 zung3 the few are no match for the many
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- 寡二少双 寡二少雙 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ gwaa2 ji6 siu3 soeng1 peerless
- 鳏寡孤独 鰥寡孤獨 guān guǎ gū dú ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄍㄨ ㄉㄨˊ gwaan1 gwaa2 gu1 duk6 lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless (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)
- 刻薄寡恩 kè bó guǎ ēn ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄣ hak1 bok6 gwaa2 jan1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
- 落落寡交 luò luò guǎ jiāo ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠ lok6 lok6 gwaa2 gaau1 aloof and as a result friendless (idiom)
- 木讷寡言 木訥寡言 mù nè guǎ yán ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ muk6 neot6 gwaa2 jin4 honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
- 裒多益寡 póu duō yì guǎ ㄆㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ pau4 do1 jik1 gwaa2 to take from the rich and give to the poor (idiom)
- 爱莫能助 愛莫能助 ài mò néng zhù ㄞˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ oi3 mok6 nang4 zo6 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
- 拔苗助长 拔苗助長 bá miáo zhù zhǎng ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ bat6 miu4 zo6 zoeng2 to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
- 得道多助 dé dào duō zhù ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ dak1 dou6 do1 zo6 a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
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- 乐于助人 樂於助人 lè yú zhù rén ㄌㄜˋ ㄩˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ lok6 jyu1 zo6 jan4 (idiom) willing to help others
- 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)
- 守望相助 shǒu wàng xiāng zhù ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄨˋ sau2 mong6 soeng1 zo6 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
- 推波助澜 推波助瀾 tuī bō zhù lán ㄊㄨㄟ ㄅㄛ ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄢˊ teoi1 bo1 zo6 laan4 to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
- 助人为乐 助人為樂 zhù rén wéi lè ㄓㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄜˋ zo6 jan4 wai4 lok6 pleasure from helping others (idiom)
- 助纣为虐 助紂為虐 zhù Zhòu wéi nüè ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄩㄝˋ lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商纣王 in his oppression (idiom)