安于现状 — Chinese idiom
安于现状
ān yú xiàn zhuàng
Traditional: 安於現狀
Meaning
- to take things as they are
- to leave a situation as it is
- to be happy with the status quo
Character by character
- 安ānpeaceful, tranquil, quiet
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 现xiànto appear, to manifest; current, now
- 状zhuàngstate, condition; shape, appearance, form; certifi
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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