sin1 tin1 haa6 zi1 jau1 ji4 jau1 ，hau6 tin1 haa6 zi1 lok6 ji4 lok6先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐
Jyutpingsin1 tin1 haa6 zi1 jau1 ji4 jau1 ，hau6 tin1 haa6 zi1 lok6 ji4 lok6
Yalesīn tīn hah jī yāu yìh yāu ，hauh tīn hah jī lokh yìh lokh
Definition
to be the first to worry about affairs of state, and the last to enjoy oneself (quotation from the essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记[Yue4 yang2 Lou2 Ji4] by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1])
Tone guide
T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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