先天下之憂而憂,後天下之樂而樂
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See also: 先天下之忧而忧,后天下之乐而乐
Chinese edit
Show concern before the world does; enjoy yourself after the world does | 's; him/her/it; this | worried | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
worried | back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
's; him/her/it; this | music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful | |||||
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trad. (先天下之憂而憂,後天下之樂而樂) | 先 | 天下 | 之 | 憂 | 而 | 憂 | , | 後 | 天下 | 之 | 樂 | 而 | 樂 | |
simp. (先天下之忧而忧,后天下之乐而乐) | 先 | 天下 | 之 | 忧 | 而 | 忧 | , | 后 | 天下 | 之 | 乐 | 而 | 乐 |
Etymology edit
From Yueyang Lou Ji by 范仲淹 (Fan Zhongyan):
- 然則何時而樂耶?其必曰:「先天下之憂而憂,後天下之樂而樂」歟! [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 范仲淹 (Fan Zhongyan), 《岳陽樓記》
- Ránzé héshí ér yuè yē? Qí bì yuē: “Xiān tiānxià zhī yōu ér yōu, hòu tiānxià zhī yuè ér yuè” yú! [Pinyin]
- So when will they be joyful? They will surely say, "Be concerned before the world is, and be joyful only after the world is joyful."
然则何时而乐耶?其必曰:「先天下之忧而忧,后天下之乐而乐」欤! [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
先天下之憂而憂,後天下之樂而樂