眾志成城
See also: 众志成城
Chinese
| numerous; multitude; crowd | the will | finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth |
city walls; city; town | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (眾志成城/衆志成城) | 眾/衆 | 志 | 成 | 城 | |
| simp. (众志成城) | 众 | 志 | 成 | 城 | |
Etymology
- 眾心成城，眾口鑠金。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
- Zhòng xīn chéng chéng, zhòng kǒu shuò jīn. [Pinyin]
- The hearts of the masses can forge a stronghold; the mouths of the masses can melt gold.
众心成城，众口铄金。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Idiom
眾志成城
- the will of the masses forge a stronghold
- 智者竭其智，勇者奮其勇，富者輸其財，舉國一致，眾志成城。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1915: 李大釗 (Li Dazhao), 《警告全國父老書》 (A Letter of Warning to All the Elders of the Country)
- Zhì zhě jié qí zhì, yǒng zhě fèn qí yǒng, fù zhě shū qí cái, jǔguó yīzhì, zhòngzhì chéngchéng. [Pinyin]
- The wise exhaust their wisdom; the brave consume their bravery; the wealthy lose their wealth; [when] the entire country shares a common goal, the will of the masses forge a stronghold.
智者竭其智，勇者奋其勇，富者输其财，举国一致，众志成城。 [MSC, simp.]
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