共克時艱

Chinese

		all together; in while; to share all together; in while; to share; common; general; together; total	gram; subdue; to restrain gram; subdue; to restrain; to overcome	difficult times at present; tough times
trad. (共克時艱)		共	克	時艱
simp. (共克时艰)		共	克	时艰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gòngkèshíjiān
(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung⁶ hak¹ si⁴ gaan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gòngkèshíjiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gòngkèshíhjian
  - Wade–Giles: kung⁴-kʻo⁴-shih²-chien¹
  - Yale: gùng-kè-shŕ-jyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gonqkehshyrjian
  - Palladius: гункэшицзянь (gunkɛšiczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕjɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung⁶ hak¹ si⁴ gaan¹
  - Yale: guhng hāk sìh gāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung⁶ hak⁷ si⁴ gaan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung⁶ heg¹ xi⁴ gan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ²² hɐk̚⁵ siː²¹ kaːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

共克時艱

(neologism, officialese) to overcome the present difficulties in a spirit of unity [from 2000s]
- […]社會各方面團結一致、齊心協力，一方有難、八方支援，形成了共克時艱的強大合力；[…] [MSC, trad.]
  […]社会各方面团结一致、齐心协力，一方有难、八方支援，形成了共克时艰的强大合力；[…] [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2020 July 29, 《总结抗击非典经验促进改革发展稳定》, in People's Daily, ISSN 1672-8386
  shèhuì gè fāngmiàn tuánjiéyīzhì, qíxīnxiélì, yīfāng yǒunàn, bāfāng zhīyuán, xíngchéng le gòngkèshíjiān de qiángdà hélì; [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)

Usage notes

A phrase oft-used by Chinese state media, as if short for 共同克服時下艱難／共同克服时下艰难 (gòngtóng kèfú shíxià jiānnán). It is ridiculed by some, since this phrase, when read in reverse, becomes 艱時克共, meaning “difficult times subdue the Party”, “times are tough so we should all oppose the Communists”. The term can also be understood to mean "to achieve the tough times together" under the usual grammar.

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