Chinese Idioms Containing “安”

Choose simpler pleasures over status displays

Literal: Peaceful walking substitutes carriage

Live peacefully and work happily

Literal: Peaceful dwelling happy occupation

Completely safe and unharmed through danger

Literal: Peaceful without illness

Absolutely stable and unshakable

Literal: Stable like Mount Tai

Extremely restless and anxious

Literal: Cannot sit or stand peacefully

Be prepared for danger in times of safety

Literal: Dwelling in peace think of danger

Feel anxious and uneasy

Literal: Heart unsettled and uneasy

Feel at ease with a clear conscience

Literal: Heart at peace, reason satisfied

Prefer stability; reluctant to relocate

Literal: Content with soil, reluctant to move

National peace and public security

Literal: Country peaceful, people safe

Contentment in any situation

Literal: Follow what you meet and be at ease in it

Keep within one's proper bounds

Literal: Be content and disciplined

May you stay safe and well every year

Literal: Year after year, peace and safety