毁家纾难
毁家纾难
huǐ jiā shū nàn
to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom)
verbidiom
Traditional: 毀家紓難
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- (verb, idiom) to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom)
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Related Words
舍车保帅(shě jū bǎo shuài)— rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling
→一反常态(yī fǎn cháng tài)— complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
→一夕数惊(yī xī shù jīng)— one scare after another (idiom)
→七事(qī shì)— the Seven Duties of a sovereign, namely: offering sacrifice 祭祀, giving audience 朝覲|朝觐, administering jointly 會同|会同, receiving guests 賓客|宾客, running army 軍旅|军旅, attending to farm work 田役, mourning ceremonial 喪荒|丧荒
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