Meaning of 偏安
偏安 means (of a feudal regime) to survive in a reduced territory after losing the heartland; to maintain power in a corner of the country. Pronounced piān ān.
- (of a feudal regime) to survive in a reduced territory after losing the heartland; to maintain power in a corner of the country
Definitions & Examples
Nán南
Sòng宋
piān偏
ān安
yī一
yú隅
，
bù不
sī思
huī恢
fù复
zhōng中
yuán原
。
The Southern Song dynasty held power in a corner of the country, showing no intention of reclaiming the Central Plains.
Zhè这
gè个
wáng王
cháo朝
piān偏
ān安
jiāng江
nán南
dá达
bǎi百
nián年
zhī之
jiǔ久
。
This dynasty survived in Jiangnan for as long as a hundred years.
Piān偏
ān安
de的
jú局
miàn面
zuì最
zhōng终
nán难
yǐ以
chí持
jiǔ久
。
The situation of maintaining power in reduced territory ultimately could not last.