- 治乱兴亡 zhìluànxīngwáng rise and fall of a nationthe order, disorder, prosperity, and decline of a society or country
- 兴亡继绝 xīngwángjìjué to restore a fallen stateto help a fallen state or family survive; more broadly, to revive and carry on something that has disappeared or been cut off
- 国家兴亡，匹夫有责 guójiāxīngwángpǐfūyǒuzé everyone bears responsibility for the nationThe prosperity or decline of the nation is the responsibility of every citizen; everyone bears a personal duty to care for the fate of their country.
- 天下兴亡，匹夫有责 tiānxiàxīngwángpǐfūyǒuzé everyone shares responsibility for the nationThe prosperity and ruin of the nation is the responsibility of every individual; everyone bears a duty to their country.
