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解民倒懸

简解民倒悬 · 繁解民倒懸

Mandarin · pinyin jiě mín dào xuán

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
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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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gaai2 man4 dou2 jyun4

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