得其所哉 — “To find one's proper place or ideal arrangement”
得其所哉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find one's proper place or ideal arrangement”. To be well-settled and feel at home. Literally, “To obtain its place”.
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Origin and Story of 得其所哉
During the Spring and Autumn period, someone presented Zichan, a high official of the State of Zheng, with a lively, jumping fish. Zichan, unwilling to kill and eat it, instructed his attendant to release the fish into a pond.
The pond keeper, however, secretly cooked and ate the fish. Afterwards, he reported to Zichan that the fish had initially moved sluggishly, then slowly swam, and finally darted away, disappearing in a flash.
Zichan, hearing this, happily exclaimed, "It has found its proper place!" (得其所哉). Meanwhile, the pond keeper secretly chuckled to himself.
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- dé得bù不cháng偿sàng丧losses outweigh gains
- dé得bù不cháng偿shī失the losses outweigh the gains
- dé得bù不bǔ补shī失gains do not offset losses
- dé得bù不chóu酬shī失gains do not compensate for losses
- dé得yú于xīn心yīng应yú于shǒu手mastery of mind and hand
- dé得rén人sǐ死lì力win people's utmost loyalty and effort
- dé得rén人zhě者chāng昌，，shī失rén人zhě者wáng亡Gain support, thrive; lose support, perish
- dé得rén人qián钱cái财，，yǔ与rén人xiāo消zāi灾take money, avert disaster
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Open the tool →Questions about 得其所哉
What does 得其所哉 mean?
得其所哉 (dé qí suǒ zāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find one's proper place or ideal arrangement”.
How do you pronounce 得其所哉?
得其所哉 is pronounced dé qí suǒ zāi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 得其所哉 literally mean?
Literally, 得其所哉 means “to obtain its place”. It is used to mean “to find one's proper place or ideal arrangement”.
Where does 得其所哉 come from?
得其所哉 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 得其所哉?
所：处所，环境。找到了适合于他的地方。指得到理想的安置。