毁家纾难
huǐ​jiā​shū​nàn

to sacrifice wealth for the state

  • created reference approved 毁家纾难/毀家紓難 → 毁家纾国/毀家紓國 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    毁家纾难 / 毀家紓難 huǐ​jiā​shū​nàn

    毁家纾国 / 毀家紓國 huǐ​jiā​shū​guó

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  • created sense approved 毁家纾难/毀家紓難 · huǐ​jiā​shū​nàn · to sacrifice wealth for the state — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    毁家纾难 / 毀家紓難

    huǐ​jiā​shū​nàn

    to sacrifice wealth for the state

    (idiom) to donate one's entire family fortune to help the country in a time of crisis; based on a historical account in the [[左传|左傳|zuo3 zhuan4]] of a prime minister using his own wealth to relieve the state of Chu

    毁 (literal) → 毁/毀 · huǐ · to destroy 家 (literal) → 家 · jiā · home 纾 (literal) → 纾/紓 · shū · to relieve 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nàn · disaster

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