安身立命

Chinese

		to settle oneself down; to take shelter
trad. (安身立命)		安身	立命
simp. #(安身立命)		安身	立命

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ānshēnlìmìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄢ ㄕㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ san¹ lap⁶ ming⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ānshēnlìmìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄕㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: anshenlìmìng
    • Wade–Giles: an¹-shên¹-li⁴-ming⁴
    • Yale: ān-shēn-lì-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anshenlihminq
    • Palladius: аньшэньлимин (anʹšɛnʹlimin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: on¹ san¹ lap⁶ ming⁶
    • Yale: ōn sān lahp mihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ san¹ lap⁹ ming⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: on¹ sen¹ leb⁶ ming⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ lɐp̚² mɪŋ²²/

Idiom

安身立命

1. to settle down and get on with one's pursuit