安居乐业

安居樂業
ānjūlèyè
idiom #33,132

Meanings

  1. 1 to live in peace and enjoy one's work
  2. 2 to live and work in contentment

Examples

Zhèngfǔ de mùbiāo shì ràng rénmín ānjūlèyè.
The government's goal is for the people to live and work in peace and contentment.
Zhànluàn jiéshù hòu, bǎixìng zhōngyú nénggòu ānjūlèyè le.
After the war ended, the people could finally live and work in peace.

Tips

history
Traces to the 《老子》 Chapter 80 vision of a settled agrarian society: 「」 — a small, self-sufficient community content with what it has.
usage
Default phrase for the 'stable life' civic ideal. Heavily used in political speeches and CCP slogans but also in everyday speech without any political weight.

Stroke Order

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