乐民之乐者

樂民之樂者
lèmínzhīlèzhě
phrase

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 'lè mín zhī lè zhě, mín yì lè qí lè', 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 tǐchá mínqíng, pō yǒu 'lè mín zhī lè zhě' 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