入 土 为 安

rù tǔ wéi āndictionary entry

buried and at rest (idiom) / Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)

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Original source entry:

入土為安入土为安 [ru4 tu3 wei2 an1] /buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)/

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入
rù
to enter / to go into / to join / to become a member of / (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[rù shí]) / abbr. for 入聲|入声[rù shēng] / (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
土
tǔ
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]
Tǔ
surname Tu / Tu ethnic group
为
wéi
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
wèi
because of / for / to
安
ān
(bound form) calm / peaceful / to calm / to set at ease / safe / secure / in good health / content / satisfied (as in 安於|安于[ān yú]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[ān péi])
Ān
surname An

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