忧国如家 — “Worry about the country as one's home”
忧国如家 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be deeply concerned about public or collective affairs, treating them with the same earnestness and care as one's own family matters; to show selfless devotion to the common good”. Literally, “Worry about the country as one's home”.
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More idioms starting with 忧
- yōu忧gōng公wàng忘sī私put public interests before personal ones
- yōu忧gōng公wú无sī私selfless devotion to public good
- yōu忧xǐ喜jiāo交bìng并mixed feelings of sorrow and joy
- yōu忧guó国āi哀mín民worry about the nation and grieve for the people
- yōu忧guó国fèng奉gōng公worry about country, devote to public duty
- yōu忧guó国wàng忘jiā家worry about country, forget family
- yōu忧guó国wàng忘sī私worry about the country, forget self-interest
- yōu忧guó国wàng忘shēn身worry about the country, forget oneself
- yōu忧guó国yōu忧mín民worry about the country and its people
- yōu忧guó国xù恤mín民worry about country, care for people
- yōu忧guó国ài爱mín民worry about the country and love the people
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What does 忧国如家 mean?
忧国如家 (yōu guó rú jiā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be deeply concerned about public or collective affairs, treating them with the same earnestness and care as one's own family matters; to show selfless devotion to the common good”.
How do you pronounce 忧国如家?
忧国如家 is pronounced yōu guó rú jiā in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 忧国如家 literally mean?
Literally, 忧国如家 means “Worry about the country as one's home”. It is used to mean “to be deeply concerned about public or collective affairs, treating them with the same earnestness and care as one's own family matters; to show selfless devotion to the common good”.
What is the Chinese definition of 忧国如家?
忧：忧虑。忧虑国事，就像忧虑家事一样