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xiūqī-xiāngguān

idiom #65,559

Meanings

1 to share weal and woe
2 closely bound together in fortunes

Characters

joy, good fortune

Examples

环境保护与每个人休戚相关。

Huánjìng bǎohù yǔ měige rén xiūqīxiāngguān.

Environmental protection is intimately linked to everyone's fortunes.

两国人民休戚相关。

Liǎng guórén mín xiūqīxiāngguān.

The two peoples share a common fate.

Tips

history

From 《国语·周语下》 — a loyal subject shares the state's 休 (joys) and 戚 (sorrows). The moral is that true belonging means common fate, not common benefit.

Stroke Order

休 xiū

戚 qī

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