失道寡助

shī dào guǎ zhù

an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)

cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4] a just cause attracts much support

失

shī

to lose

道

dào

road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])

寡

guǎ

few

助

zhù

to help