天下興亡，匹夫有責

See also: 天下兴亡，匹夫有责

Chinese

		under heaven; the world; everything under the sky under heaven; the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven	to rise and fall		ordinary man; the common people; the masses ordinary man; the common people; the masses; ordinary citizens	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
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

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.]

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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.]

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.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiānxià xīngwáng, pǐfū yǒuzé

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄤˊ , ㄆㄧˇ ㄈㄨ ㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ haa⁶ hing¹ mong⁴, pat¹ fu¹ jau⁵ zaak³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiānxià xīngwáng, pǐfū yǒuzé
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄤˊ , ㄆㄧˇ ㄈㄨ ㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiansià singwáng, pǐfu yǒuzé
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-hsia⁴ hsing¹-wang², pʻi³-fu¹ yu³-tsê²
    • Yale: tyān-syà syīng-wáng-, pǐ-fū yǒu-dzé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianshiah shingwang, piifu yeoutzer
    • Palladius: тянься синван, пифу юцзэ (tjanʹsja sinvan, pifu juczɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ haa⁶ hing¹ mong⁴, pat¹ fu¹ jau⁵ zaak³
    • Yale: tīn hah hīng mòhng, pāt fū yáuh jaak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ haa⁶ hing¹ mong⁴, pat⁷ fu¹ jau⁵ dzaak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ ha⁶ hing¹ mong⁴, ped¹ fu¹ yeo⁵ zag³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² hɪŋ⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ pʰɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ t͡saːk̚³/

Proverb

天下興亡，匹夫有責

1. whether a nation stands or falls depends on ordinary citizens