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安堵

Word · Verb

live in peace and stability

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to live in peace and stability; to live undisturbed

literary

A literary term describing a state of peaceful, settled life, often after a period of turmoil. Used in classical or formal written contexts.

Zhàn战
luàn乱
píng平
xī息
hòu后
 ,
bǎi百
xìng姓
dé得
yǐ以
ān安
dǔ堵
rú如
cháng常
 。

After the turmoil of war subsided, the common people were able to live in peace as usual.

Qí祈
yuàn愿
tiān天
xià下
lí黎
shù庶
 ,
jiē皆
kě可
ān安
dǔ堵
lè乐
yè业
 。

I pray that all the people under heaven can live in peace and enjoy their work.