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居安思危

Mandarin · pinyin jū ān sī wēi

to think of danger in times of safety
to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)

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居: jū · live, dwell, reside, sit
安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
思: sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
危: wēi · dangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii (Sadalmelik)

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1–1–1–1 · ju1 an1 si1 wei1

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geoi1 on1 si1 ngai4

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(idiomatic) to think of danger in times of safety; to be vigilant in peacetime

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