順我者生，逆我者死

See also: 顺我者生，逆我者死

Chinese

to obey; to follow; to arrange
to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favourable
 
 I; me ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
contrary; opposite; backwards
contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
 
 I; me ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
trad. (順我者生，逆我者死) 順 我 者 生 ， 逆 我 者 死
simp. (顺我者生，逆我者死) 顺 我 者 生 ， 逆 我 者 死
Literally: “Those who obey me shall live, and those who oppose me shall die.”

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shùn wǒ zhě shēng, nì wǒ zhě sǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄕㄥ , ㄋㄧˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄙˇ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): seon6 ngo5 ze2 sang1, jik6 ngo5 ze2 sei2
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: shùn wǒ zhě shēng, nì wǒ zhě sǐ [Phonetic: shùnwózhěshēng,nìwózhésǐ]
      • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄕㄥ , ㄋㄧˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄙˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: shùn wǒ jhě sheng, nì wǒ jhě sǐh
      • Wade–Giles: shun4 wo3 chê3 shêng1, ni4 wo3 chê3 ssŭ3
      • Yale: shwùn wǒ jě shēng-, nì wǒ jě sž
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuenn woo jee sheng, nih woo jee syy
      • Palladius: шунь во чжэ шэн, ни во чжэ сы (šunʹ vo čžɛ šɛn, ni vo čžɛ sy)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯ən⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ni⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • Cantonese

Idiom

順我者生，逆我者死

  1. you're either with me or you're against me; it's my way or the highway

Synonyms

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