眾志成城

See also: 众志成城

Chinese

		numerous; multitude; crowd	the will	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	city walls; city; town
trad. (眾志成城/衆志成城)		眾/衆	志	成	城
simp. (众志成城)		众	志	成	城

Etymology

眾心成城，眾口鑠金。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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众心成城，众口铄金。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

Zhòng xīn chéng chéng, zhòng kǒu shuò jīn. [Pinyin]

The hearts of the masses can forge a stronghold; the mouths of the masses can melt gold.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhòngzhìchéngchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ zi³ sing⁴ sing⁴
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zêng³ zi³ sêng⁵ sian⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngzhìchéngchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngjhìhchéngchéng
    • Wade–Giles: chung⁴-chih⁴-chʻêng²-chʻêng²
    • Yale: jùng-jr̀-chéng-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqjyhcherngcherng
    • Palladius: чжунчжичэнчэн (čžunčžičɛnčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung³ zi³ sing⁴ sing⁴
    • Yale: jung ji sìhng sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ dzi³ sing⁴ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung³ ji³ xing⁴ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ t͡siː³³ sɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zêng³ zi³ sêng⁵ sian⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsèng tsì sêng siâⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩã⁵⁵/

Idiom

眾志成城

1. the will of the masses forge a stronghold

   • 智者竭其智，勇者奮其勇，富者輸其財，舉國一致，眾志成城。 [MSC, trad.]
     智者竭其智，勇者奋其勇，富者输其财，举国一致，众志成城。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1915: 李大釗 (Li Dazhao), 《警告全國父老書》 (A Letter of Warning to All the Elders of the Country)

     Zhì zhě jié qí zhì, yǒng zhě fèn qí yǒng, fù zhě shū qí cái, jǔguó yīzhì, zhòngzhì chéngchéng. [Pinyin]

     The wise exhaust their wisdom; the brave consume their bravery; the wealthy lose their wealth; [when] the entire country shares a common goal, the will of the masses forge a stronghold.