安分守己
ān​fèn​shǒu​jǐ

to know one's place

  • created reference approved 安分守己 → 安份守己 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    安分守己 ān​fèn​shǒu​jǐ

    安份守己 ān​fèn​shǒu​jǐ

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  • created sense approved 安分守己 · ān​fèn​shǒu​jǐ · to know one's place — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    安分守己

    ān​fèn​shǒu​jǐ

    to know one's place

    to be content with one's lot; to abide by the law and behave oneself without causing trouble

    安分 (literal) → 安分 · ān​fèn · law-abiding 守 (literal) → 守 · shǒu · to abide by 己 (bound) → 己 · jǐ · self

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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