share weal and woe(xiū qī yǔ gòng)

share weal and woe

Share weal and woe, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi ū Q ī y ǔ g ò ng. Hugh: joy. Qi: sad. It means to have happiness to enjoy and misfortune to resist. They are closely related and share the same interests. From the book of Jin, biography of Wang Dao.

The origin of Idioms

"The book of Jin, biography of Wang daozhuan:" I share the same fate with Yuan GUI. If we talk about it for a long time, we should never talk about it from a wise man

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; as predicate and attribute; with commendatory meaning. example only those who share weal and woe with the country and the people, and ignore personal honor and disgrace, can get the people's praise and support. "The state of Jin is full of worries and joys. When Xianggong was ill, he called Qinggong and told him, "I will be good at Jin and Zhou, and I will get the state of Jin." For the sake of the Jin Dynasty, it's better not to memorize the origin. It's not a country to be virtuous when it's written. "

Idioms and allusions

In the spring and Autumn period, in order not to let the princes stay idle and enjoy their success, Duke li of Jin sent them to other countries to be officials. One of them, Ji Zhou, was sent to Shan Xianggong of Zhou state as a minister. Ji Zhou is a young man who loves his motherland very much. He is abroad, but he always cares about the major and minor affairs of the country. Whenever he meets the people of Jin, he will always ask questions. When he hears good news, he looks happy and full of happiness; when he hears bad news, he frowns and worries. Shan Xianggong saw it in his eyes and admired it in his heart. He told people around him, "Ji Zhou is a young man with ambition. He lives in a foreign country, but he always shares weal and woe with his motherland. In the future, he will surely become a great man." Sure enough, soon the state of Jin was in chaos, and Duke li of Jin was killed. Ji Zhou was immediately established as the monarch, who was later Duke mourning of Jin. That year, he was 14 years old.

Chinese PinYin : xiū qī yǔ gòng