社稷 meaning in Chinese

the god of the land and the god of grain -- the state; the country

Life or death , i will do whatever i can for the benefits of the country
苟利社稷，死生以之。
No ever did a wise one
圣体何为社稷忙
Dong zhongshu considers " three cardinal guides " instead of " virtue " as legal standard , and emphasizes the state is managed with moral code and justice
董仲舒以“三纲”代替“德”成为法律价值标准，并强调“正礼义”治民以安社稷。
When mentioned about the copper ding , people would first think about regime and country . the copper ding was the symbol of chinese culture
鼎为中国古代炊食器，提起鼎，人们首先想到的是政权和社稷，鼎可以说是中华文化的一种象征。
Wei zi , ji zi and bi gan , the se three people could not stand aside and see the tyranny of the emperor , the suffering of the people and the ruin of the country and society . they admonished and advised the emperor with their lives at stakes without any consideration to their own stations , thus confucius commended them with benevolence
孔子赞赏微子去之，箕子为之奴，比干谏而死，说这是殷有三仁焉微子箕子比干三人不忍心见射王的暴虐百姓的痛楚宗庙社稷的危亡，不怕以个人的地位以至生命进谏，所以孔子以仁许之。