乐民之乐者

樂民之樂者
lè mín zhī lè zhě
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 one who delights in the people's joy
  2. 2 a ruler who rejoices when his people rejoice
  3. 3 opening half of a Mencian maxim on shared happiness

Examples

Gǔrén shuō " lèmínzhīlèzhě, mínyìlèqílè ", wéi guān zhě dāng jì zhī.
The ancients said 'one who delights in the people's joy will have the people delight in his joy' — officials should remember this.
Tā xià jīcéng tǐ chá mín qíng, pō yǒu " lèmínzhīlèzhě " de fēngfàn.
He goes to the grassroots to understand public sentiment — very much in the spirit of 'one who delights in the people's joy.'

Stroke Order

mín
zhī
zhě