安身之地 — “A place where one can live, settle down, or establish oneself securely”
安身之地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a place where one can live, settle down, or establish oneself securely”. A safe haven or refuge. Literally, “a place to settle down; a place to live”.
安身之地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
安身之地 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 安身之地
Origin and Story of 安身之地
Liu Bei sought refuge with Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and Liu Biao assigned Liu Bei to guard Xinye. In Xinye, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang cleverly used fire attacks to defeat Cao Cao's arrogant general Xiahou Dun.
Liu Bei worried that Cao Cao would seek revenge. Zhuge Liang said, 'Xinye is a small county and cannot be resided in for long. I recently heard Liu Biao is gravely ill; we could seize this opportunity to take Jingzhou as our place to settle down, and perhaps then we can resist Cao Cao.'
Liu Bei replied, 'What you said is good, but I have received Liu Biao's kindness, how can I bear to do such a thing?'
Zhuge Liang said, 'If you don't take it today, you will surely regret it later!'
Liu Bei said, 'I would rather die than do such an ungrateful thing.'
Idioms Related to 安身之地
More idioms starting with 安
- ān安bù不wàng忘wēi危In peace, do not forget danger
- ān安zhī之ruò若mìng命accept one's lot with equanimity
- ān安zhī之ruò若sù素accept adversity calmly as normal
- ān安lè乐wō窝a cozy haven
- ān安yú于yì一yú隅content with one's limited circumstances
- ān安yú于suǒ所xí习content with familiar routines
- ān安yú于gù故sú俗，，nì溺yú于jiù旧wén闻Content with old customs and outdated knowledge
- ān安yú于xiàn现zhuàng状content with the status quo
- ān安yú于pán盘shí石stable as a huge rock
- ān安yú于pán磐shí石Secure as a massive rock
- ān安fèn份shǒu守jǐ己content with one's lot and law-abiding
- ān安qí其suǒ所xí习comfortable with the familiar
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Open the tool →Questions about 安身之地
What does 安身之地 mean?
安身之地 (ān shēn zhī dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a place where one can live, settle down, or establish oneself securely”.
How do you pronounce 安身之地?
安身之地 is pronounced ān shēn zhī dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 安身之地 literally mean?
Literally, 安身之地 means “a place to settle down; a place to live”. It is used to mean “a place where one can live, settle down, or establish oneself securely”.
Where does 安身之地 come from?
安身之地 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 安身之地?
存身的地方。批在某地居住、生活，或以某地作为建业的根基。