国家兴亡，匹夫有责
Traditional form:
國家興亡，匹夫有責
Pinyin (reading):
guójiāxīngwáng,pǐfūyǒuzé
Definitions:
- The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
Characters:
- 国 - country, nation, state; national
- 家 - house, home, residence; family
- 兴 - to thrive, to prosper, to flourish
- 亡 - death, destruction; to lose; to perish
- 匹 - bolt of cloth; mate, one of a pair; measure word for horses
- 夫 - man, husband; worker; those
- 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 责 - one's responsibility, duty
Traditional characters:
- 國 - country, nation, state; national
- 家 - house, home, residence; family
- 興 - to thrive, to prosper, to flourish
- 亡 - death, destruction; to lose; to perish
- 匹 - bolt of cloth; mate, one of a pair; measure word for horses
- 夫 - man, husband; worker; those
- 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 責 - one's responsibility, duty