兼善天下 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to work for the common good beyond one's own interests

Character by character

• 兼jiānboth, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine
• 善shàngood, virtuous, charitable, kind
• 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial
• 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

Idioms sharing a character

• 兼收并蓄 jiān shōu bìng xù
• 兼济天下 jiān jì tiān xià
• 品学兼优 pǐn xué jiān yōu
• 德才兼备 dé cái jiān bèi
• 恩威兼施 ēn wēi jiān shī
• 才兼文武 cái jiān wén wǔ
• 乏善可陈 fá shàn kě chén
• 劝善惩恶 quàn shàn chéng è
• 善始善终 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
• 善有善报 shàn yǒu shàn bào

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