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MEANING OF 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐
xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè
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)
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 xiān 天 tiān 下 xià 之 zhī 忧 (憂) yōu 而 ér 后 (後) hòu 乐 (樂) lè/yuè
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