安身立命 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to settle down and pursue one's path in life

Character by character

• 安ānpeaceful, tranquil, quiet
• 身shēnbody, torso; person; pregnancy
• 立lìto stand; to establish, to set up
• 命mìnglife; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction

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
• 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ
• 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

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