文质彬彬·每日好词语｜尽忠报国

　　尽忠报国

　　竭尽忠诚，报效国家。亦作“精忠报国”。唐初编撰的《周书》《北史》已见“尽忠报国”一语。这一词语还与南宋抗金名将岳飞相关联。

　　Be as Loyal as One Can Be and Serve One's Own Country

　　Be as loyal as one can be and serve one's own country. The term "be loyal and serve the country" first appeared in The History of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties and The History of the Northern Dynasties compiled during the early Tang. This phrase is also associated with the famous general in the war of resistance against the northern Jin invasion, Yue Fei of the Southern Song Dynasty.

　　引例

　　（岳）飞袒而示之背，背有旧涅“尽忠报国”四大字，深入肤理。（《宋史·何铸传》）（岳飞露出后背给何铸看，背上有先前刺的“尽忠报国”四个大字，已深入肌肤纹理中。）

　　Yue Fei exposed his back to show He Zhu the four characters jin zhong bao guo (be as loyal as one can be and serve one's own country) which had been tattooed deep into the skin. (The History of Song Dynasty)