天下興亡,匹夫有責
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See also: 天下兴亡,匹夫有责
Chinese[edit]
to rise and fall | to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
duty; responsibility; to reproach duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame | |||||
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trad. (天下興亡,匹夫有責) | 天下 | 興亡 | , | 匹夫 | 有 | 責 | |
simp. (天下兴亡,匹夫有责) | 天下 | 兴亡 | , | 匹夫 | 有 | 责 |
Etymology[edit]
Paraphrase of a quote from Gu Yanwu.
- 保國者,其君其臣,肉食者謀之。保天下者,匹夫之賤與有責焉耳矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Gu Yanwu, Ri Zhi Lu, 1670 CE
- Bǎo guó zhě, qí jūn qí chén, ròushízhě móu zhī. Bǎo tiānxià zhě, pǐfū zhī jiàn yǔ yǒu zé yān ěr yǐ. [Pinyin]
- To preserve a regime, that is only for its ruler and ministers to be concerned about. To preserve a nation, even a lowly ordinary person bears responsibility.
保国者,其君其臣,肉食者谋之。保天下者,匹夫之贱与有责焉耳矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
天下興亡,匹夫有責