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

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• 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
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seon⁶ ngo⁵ ze² sang¹, jik⁶ ngo⁵ ze² sei²
    • Yale: seuhn ngóh jé sāng, yihk ngóh jé séi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soen⁶ ngo⁵ dze² sang¹, jik⁹ ngo⁵ dze² sei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sên⁶ ngo⁵ zé² seng¹, yig⁶ ngo⁵ zé² séi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn²² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ sei̯³⁵/

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

• 順我者昌，逆我者亡／顺我者昌，逆我者亡 (shùn wǒ zhě chāng, nì wǒ zhě wáng)