Entry
先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂
Source
CC-CEDict 200217
Characters
先 天 下 之 憂 而 憂 後 天 下 之 樂 而 樂
Miscellaneous
Traditional
先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂
Simplified
先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐
Pinyin
xian1 tian1 xia4 zhi1 you1 er2 you1 , hou4 tian1 xia4 zhi1 le4 er2 le4
English
The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1]
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