解民倒悬
jiě​mín​dào​xuán

to rescue people from misery

  • created sense approved 解民倒悬/解民倒懸 · jiě​mín​dào​xuán · to rescue people from misery — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    解民倒悬 / 解民倒懸

    jiě​mín​dào​xuán

    to rescue people from misery

    (idiom) to save the people from dire straits; literally meaning to rescue people from hanging upside down. This phrase originates from [[孟子|孟子|meng4 zi3]], where it describes the relief of people when a ruler governs with kindness.

    解 (literal) → 解 · jiě · to relieve 民 (bound) → 民 · mín · the people 倒悬 (literal) → 倒悬/倒懸 · dào​xuán · to be in dire straits

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