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天下興亡，匹夫有責
简 天下兴亡，匹夫有责 · 繁 天下興亡，匹夫有責Mandarin · pinyin tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
Meanings
- The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
Characters in this entry
- 天
- tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
- 下
- xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
- 興
- xìng · thrive, prosper, flourish
- 亡
- wáng · death, destroyed; lose, perish
- 匹
- pǐ · bolt of cloth; counter for horses
- 夫
- fū · man, male adult, husband; those
- 有
- yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
- 責
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- 兴
- xìng · thrive, prosper, flourish
- 责
- zé · one's responsibility, duty
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tin1 haa6 hing1 mong4 ，pat1 fu1 jau5 zaak3
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