安居樂業

简 安居乐业 · 繁 安居樂業
Mandarin · pinyin ān jū lè yè

Meanings

  1. to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
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安
ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
居
jū · live, dwell, reside, sit
樂
lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
業
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乐
lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
业
yè · profession, business; GB radical 111
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1–1–4–4 · an1 ju1 le4 ye4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

on1 geoi1 lok6 jip6

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on1 geoi1 ngaau6 jip6

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  1. (idiomatic) to live in peace and work happily

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