举国上下
Traditional form:
舉國上下
Pinyin (reading):
jǔguóshàngxià
Definitions:
- the entire nation
- the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file
Characters:
- 举 - to raise; to recommend; to praise
- 国 - country, nation, state; national
- 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
- 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
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