順我者生，逆我者死

Chinese
 
to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable
 I; me ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
 
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
 I; me ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
 
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

Etymology

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
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: shùn wǒ zhě shēng, nì wǒ zhě sǐ [Phonetic: shùnwózhěshēng,nìwózhésǐ]
      • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄕㄥ, ㄋㄧˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄙˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuenn wuuo jee sheng, nih wuuo jee syy
      • Tongyong Pinyin: shùn wǒ jhě sheng, nì wǒ jhě sǐh
      • IPA (key): /ʂwən⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ni⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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
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