"得道多助，失道寡助" meaning in Chinese

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      "english": "He 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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      "text": "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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      "text": "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。",
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      "zh-pron": "dak⁷ dou⁶ do¹ dzo⁶, sat⁷ dou⁶ gwaa² dzo⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "deg¹ dou⁶ do¹ zo⁶, sed¹ dou⁶ gua² zo⁶"
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      "ipa": "/tɤ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/"
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  "word": "得道多助，失道寡助"
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      "english": "He 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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      "zh-pron": "шидаогуачжу"
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      "zh-pron": "dak⁷ dou⁶ do¹ dzo⁶, sat⁷ dou⁶ gwaa² dzo⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "deg¹ dou⁶ do¹ zo⁶, sed¹ dou⁶ gua² zo⁶"
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  "word": "得道多助，失道寡助"
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