天下兴亡，匹夫有责

tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé

Definitions

1. The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.

Child Words of 天下兴亡，匹夫有责

• 下 xià: down
• 匹 pī: mate
• 匹 pǐ: classifier for horses, mules etc
• 天 tiān: day
• 天下 tiān xià: land under heaven
• 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 亡 wáng: to die
• 匹夫 pǐ fū: ordinary man
• 夫 fū: man
• 夫 fú: (classical) this, that
• 兴 xīng: to rise
• 兴 xìng: feeling or desire to do sth
• 兴亡 xīng wáng: to flourish and decay
• 责 zé: duty