入土为安 — Chinese idiom
入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān
Traditional: 入土為安
Meaning
- buried and at rest ; Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
Character by character
- 入rùto enter, to come in; to join
- 土tǔsoil, earth; items made of earth
- 为wéito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
- 安ānpeaceful, tranquil, quiet
Idioms sharing a character
- 一拥而入 yī yōng ér rù
- 上天入地 shàng tiān rù dì
- 不堪入耳 bù kān rù ěr
- 乘虚而入 chéng xū ér rù
- 先入为主 xiān rù wéi zhǔ
- 入境问俗 rù jìng wèn sú
- 入情入理 rù qíng rù lǐ
- 入乡随俗 rù xiāng suí sú
- 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ
- 出神入化 chū shén rù huà
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