The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
trad. 天下興亡，匹夫有責
Also written 天下興亡，匹夫有責【tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé】
Characters in this word
8天
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day, sky, heaven
- Pinyin
- tiān
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 211 of 2500
下
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down, downwards, below, lower, later, next (week etc), second (of two parts), to decline, to go down, to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc), measure word to show the frequency of an action
- Pinyin
- xià
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 184 of 2500
兴
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surname Xing
- Pinyin
- Xīng
- Traditional
- 興
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 17536 of 2500
亡
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to die, to lose, to be gone, to flee, deceased
- Pinyin
- wáng
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 34687 of 2500
匹
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(bound form) matching; comparable to, (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair, classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1]), classifier for cloth: bolt, horsepower
- Pinyin
- pǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 19527 of 2500
夫
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husband, man, manual worker, conscripted laborer (old)
- Pinyin
- fū
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 4038 of 2500
有
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to have; there is, (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- Pinyin
- yǒu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 13 of 2500
责
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duty, responsibility, to reproach, to blame
- Pinyin
- zé
- Traditional
- 責
- Strokes
- 8