国家兴亡,匹夫有责 guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé

DEFINITIONS

  1. The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.

CHARACTERS

国 guó nation, country, nation-state
家 jiā house, home, residence; family
兴 xīng thrive, prosper, flourish
亡 wáng death, destroyed; lose, perish
匹 pǐ bolt of cloth; counter for horses
夫 fū man, male adult, husband; those
有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist
责 zé one's responsibility, duty