"得道多助，失道寡助" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "得道 者 多助，失道 者 寡助。寡助 之 至，親戚 畔 之；多助 之 至，天下 順 之。",
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  "etymology_text": "From Mencius (《孟子·公孫丑下》):\n:\n得道者多助，失道者寡助。寡助之至，親戚畔之；多助之至，天下順之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]得道者多助，失道者寡助。寡助之至，亲戚畔之；多助之至，天下顺之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nDédào zhě duōzhù, shīdào zhě guǎzhù. Guǎzhù zhī zhì, qīnqī pàn zhī; duōzhù zhī zhì, tiānxià shùn zhī. [Pinyin]\nHe who finds the proper course has many to assist him. He who loses the proper course has few to assist him. When this - the being assisted by few - reaches its extreme point, his own relations revolt from the prince. When the being assisted by many reaches its highest point, the whole kingdom becomes obedient to the prince.",
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  "word": "得道多助，失道寡助"
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