順我者昌，逆我者亡

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)	prosperous; flourish		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; to perish
trad. (順我者昌，逆我者亡)		順	我	者	昌	，	逆	我	者	亡
simp. (顺我者昌，逆我者亡)		顺	我	者	昌	，	逆	我	者	亡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shùn wǒ zhě chāng, nì wǒ zhě wáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄔㄤ , ㄋㄧˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seon⁶ ngo⁵ ze² coeng¹, jik⁶ ngo⁵ ze² mong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shùn wǒ zhě chāng, nì wǒ zhě wáng [Phonetic: shùnwózhěchāng,nìwózhěwáng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄔㄤ , ㄋㄧˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shùn wǒ jhě chang, nì wǒ jhě wáng
    • Wade–Giles: shun⁴ wo³ chê³ chʻang¹, ni⁴ wo³ chê³ wang²
    • Yale: shwùn wǒ jě chāng-, nì wǒ jě wáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuenn woo jee chang, nih woo jee wang
    • Palladius: шунь во чжэ чан, ни во чжэ ван (šunʹ vo čžɛ čan, ni vo čžɛ van)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ən⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ni⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seon⁶ ngo⁵ ze² coeng¹, jik⁶ ngo⁵ ze² mong⁴
    • Yale: seuhn ngóh jé chēung, yihk ngóh jé mòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soen⁶ ngo⁵ dze² tsoeng¹, jik⁹ ngo⁵ dze² mong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sên⁶ ngo⁵ zé² cêng¹, yig⁶ ngo⁵ zé² mong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn²² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ mɔːŋ²¹/

Idiom

順我者昌，逆我者亡

1. those who submit will prosper; those who resist will perish

Synonyms

• 順我者生，逆我者死／顺我者生，逆我者死 (shùn wǒ zhě shēng, nì wǒ zhě sǐ)

See also

• 順我者昌，逆我者嫖娼／顺我者昌，逆我者嫖娼 (shùn wǒ zhě chāng, nì wǒ zhě piáochāng)