yàn
ān
zhèn

idiom
literary
proverb
common

Meaning of 宴安鸩毒

宴安鸩毒 means Seeking comfort and complacency is like drinking poison—self-destructive; complacency brings ruin. Pronounced yàn ān zhèn dú.

  • Seeking comfort and complacency is like drinking poison—self-destructive; complacency brings ruin

Definitions & Examples

rén
yún
 
yàn
ān
zhèn
 
men
qiè
tān
yǎn
qián
de
ān
 

The ancients said that complacency is as deadly as poison; we must never seek comfort in the present.

guǒ
zhǐ
shì
mǎn
xiàn
zhuàng
 
jiù
shì
yàn
ān
zhèn
 
zuì
zhōng
huì
shī
jìng
zhēng
 

If one is merely satisfied with the status quo, that is tantamount to drinking poison—eventually, competitiveness will be lost.

Duì
lái
shuō
 
jìn
yàn
ān
zhèn
 

For a business, failing to seek progress is no different from self-destruction through complacency.