居安思危

Chinese

		reside	content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how	to think; to consider	danger; to endanger
simp. and trad. (居安思危)		居	安	思	危

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jū'ānsīwēi, jū'ānsīwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄢㄙㄨㄟ, ㄐㄩㄢㄙㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi¹ on¹ si¹ ngai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: jū'ānsīwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄢㄙㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuansyuei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyu'ansihwei
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: jū'ānsīwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄢㄙㄨㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuansywei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyu'ansihwéi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: geoi¹ on¹ si¹ ngai⁴
  - Yale: gēui ōn sī ngàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goey¹ on¹ si¹ ngai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêu¹ on¹ xi¹ ngei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

居安思危

to think of danger in times of safety; to be vigilant in peacetime

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