安分守己 — Chinese idiom

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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