Definition of 国破れて山河あり (くにやぶれてさんがあり)

くにやぶさん

国破れて山河あり

くにやぶれてさんがあり

kuniyaburetesangaari

expression
destroy a country, but its mountains and rivers remain, the land outlasts the king(proverb)
Other readings:
国破れて山河在り【くにやぶれてさんがあり】
Related Kanji
country
rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
mountain
river
exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in