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MEANING OF 先天下之忧而忧
xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu
先天下之忧而忧
(先天下之憂而憂)
plan and worry ahead of the people
先 xiān 天 tiān 下 xià 之 zhī 忧 (憂) yōu 而 ér
COMMON WORDS WITH 先天下之忧而忧
先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 ( 先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂 )
xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè
The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 範仲淹|范仲淹
( 先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂 )
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