休戚相关

休戚相關

xiūqī-xiāngguān

idiom #65,559

Meanings

HSK 4

环境保护与每个人休戚相关。

Huánjìng bǎohù yǔ měi ge rén xiūqīxiāngguān.

Environmental protection is intimately linked to everyone's fortunes.

HSK 5

两国人民休戚相关。

Liǎng guó rénmín xiūqīxiāngguān.

The two peoples share a common fate.

history

From 《国语·周语下》 - a loyal subject shares the state's 休 (joys) and 戚 (sorrows). The moral is that true belonging means common fate, not common benefit.

休 xiū

戚 qī

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