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解民倒懸

简 解民倒悬 · 繁 解民倒懸
Mandarin · pinyin jiě mín dào xuán

Meanings

  1. lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits
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解
jiě · loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
民
mín · people, subjects, citizens
倒
dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
懸
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悬
xuán · hang, suspend, hoist; be hung
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3–2–4–2 · jie3 min2 dao4 xuan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaai2 man4 dou2 jyun4

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解民倒懸 · jie3 min2 dao4 xuan2
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Exact source record解民倒懸 解民倒悬 [jie3 min2 dao4 xuan2] /lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits/