环球同此凉热

環球同此涼熱

huánqiútóngcǐliángrè

phrase

Meanings

1 the whole world shares the same cold and heat
2 humanity shares one fate
3 a call for global common feeling

Characters

same / together

Examples

气候变化面前，环球同此凉热。

Qìhòu biànhuà miànqián, huánqiú tóng cǐ liáng rè.

Facing climate change, the whole world shares the same cold and heat.

疫情让人们再次体会到环球同此凉热。

Yìqíng ràng rénmen zàicì tǐhuì dào huánqiú tóng cǐ liáng rè.

The pandemic once again showed the world that it shares a single fate.

Tips

history

Closing couplet of Mao Zedong's 1935 poem 《念奴娇·昆仑》 (Niànnú Jiāo: Kūnlún): 太平世界，环球同此凉热 — 'In a world at peace, the whole globe shares one cold and one heat.' Now frequently quoted in Chinese diplomatic speech as shorthand for shared human destiny (人类命运共同体).

Stroke Order

环 huán

球 qiú

同 tóng

此 cǐ

凉 liáng

热 rè