安分守己 — Chinese idiom
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
Meaning
- to be content with one's lot
- to know one's place
Character by character
- 安ānpeaceful, tranquil, quiet
- 分fènto divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of ti
- 守shǒuto defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to w
- 己jǐself, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly ste
Idioms sharing a character
- 不安其室 bù ān qí shì
- 入土为安 rù tǔ wéi ān
- 国泰民安 guó tài mín ān
- 坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān
- 坐立难安 zuò lì nán ān
- 安如磐石 ān rú pán shí
- 安家立业 ān jiā lì yè
- 安富尊荣 ān fù zūn róng
- 安富恤穷 ān fù xù qióng
- 安富恤贫 ān fù xù pín
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