安得猛士兮守四方

ān dé měngshì xī shǒu sìfāng
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 where shall I find brave men to guard the four quarters?

Examples

HSK 7-9
Gōngsī kuòzhāng tài kuài, lǎobǎn cháng gǎntàn " ān dé měngshì xī shǒu sìfāng ".
The company grew too fast, and the boss often sighs: 'where shall I find brave men to guard the four quarters?'

Tips

history
The last line of 刘邦's 大风歌, sung in 195 BC on his way back from putting down the revolt of 英布, one of the generals who had helped him win the empire. 韩信 and 彭越 had been put to death shortly before, and the emperor himself died a few months later. Today it is quoted for a leader's wish for capable people; 安 means "where".

Stroke Order

安 ān
得 de
猛 měng
士 shì
兮 xī
守 shǒu
四 sì
方 fāng