興亡
See also: 兴亡
Chinese
interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular | to die; to perish | ||
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trad. (興亡) | 興 | 亡 | |
simp. (兴亡) | 兴 | 亡 |
Pronunciation
Verb
興亡
- (of a state, empire, etc.) to rise and fall
- 夫觀乎人文以化成天下,觀乎國風以察興亡。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: Liu Zhiji, Shitong, circa 708 – 710 CE
- Fū guān hū rénwén yǐ huàchéng tiānxià, guān hū guófēng yǐ chá xìngwáng. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
夫观乎人文以化成天下,观乎国风以察兴亡。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- 同學們,大家起來 / 擔負起天下的興亡 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1934, Tian Han (lyrics), Nie Er (music), 《畢業歌》
- tóngxuémen, dàjiā qǐlái / dānfù qǐ tiānxià de xìngwáng [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
同学们,大家起来 / 担负起天下的兴亡 [MSC, simp.]
- (Classical Chinese) to become feeble and die; to decline and fall; to wither away
Synonyms
- (to become feeble and die): 衰亡 (shuāiwáng)
Derived terms
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