順我者昌，逆我者嫖娼

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 sth) 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 sth) to visit prostitutes; to engage the services of prostitutes
trad. (順我者昌，逆我者嫖娼) 順 我 者 昌 ， 逆 我 者 嫖娼
simp. (顺我者昌，逆我者嫖娼) 顺 我 者 昌 ， 逆 我 者 嫖娼
Literally: “Those who obey me prosper; those who oppose me are sex-buyers.”

Etymology

A pun based on the phrase 順我者昌，逆我者亡／顺我者昌，逆我者亡 (shùn wǒ zhě chāng, nì wǒ zhě wáng), by replacing 亡 (wáng) with 嫖娼 (piáochāng, “to visit prostitutes”), of which the second syllable 娼 (chāng) is homophonous with the last word 昌 (chāng) in the first half of the phrase. This pun refers to the practice of framing dissidents for visiting prostitutes by the PRC government.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shùn wǒ zhě chāng, nì wǒ zhě piáochāng
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄔㄤ , ㄋㄧˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄤ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): seon6 ngo5 ze2 coeng1, jik6 ngo5 ze2 piu4 coeng1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: shùn wǒ zhě chāng, nì wǒ zhě piáochāng [Phonetic: shùnwózhěchāng,nìwózhěpiáochāng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄔㄤ , ㄋㄧˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄤ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: shùn wǒ jhě chang, nì wǒ jhě piáochang
      • Wade–Giles: shun4 wo3 chê3 chʻang1, ni4 wo3 chê3 pʻiao2-chʻang1
      • Yale: shwùn wǒ jě chāng-, nì wǒ jě pyáu-chāng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuenn woo jee chang, nih woo jee pyauchang
      • Palladius: шунь во чжэ чан, ни во чжэ пяочан (šunʹ vo čžɛ čan, ni vo čžɛ pjaočan)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯ən⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ni⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
      • Jyutping: seon6 ngo5 ze2 coeng1, jik6 ngo5 ze2 piu4 coeng1
      • Yale: seuhn ngóh jé chēung, yihk ngóh jé pìuh chēung
      • Cantonese Pinyin: soen6 ngo5 dze2 tsoeng1, jik9 ngo5 dze2 piu4 tsoeng1
      • Guangdong Romanization: sên6 ngo5 zé2 cêng1, yig6 ngo5 zé2 piu4 cêng1
      • Sinological IPA (key): /sɵn²² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ pʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

Phrase

順我者昌，逆我者嫖娼

  1. (neologism, sarcastic) Powerful people or organizations (especially an Orwellian government) tend to frame and defame anyone opposing them.
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