解民倒悬 in English jie3 min2 dao4 xuan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiomatic expression, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits

Simplified Characters

解 民 倒 悬

Traditional Characters

解 民 倒 懸

Pinyin

jie3 min2 dao4 xuan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

解jie3surname Xie 民min2surname Min 倒dao4to fall 悬xuan2to hang or suspend