偷安

Chinese

		to steal; to pilfer	content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how
trad. (偷安)		偷	安
simp. #(偷安)		偷	安

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tōu'ān

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡ ㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tau¹ on¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thau-an / tho͘-an / thio-an

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tōu'ān
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡ ㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tou-an
    • Wade–Giles: tʻou¹-an¹
    • Yale: tōu-ān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: touan
    • Palladius: тоу’ань (tou’anʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tau¹ on¹
    • Yale: tāu ōn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tau¹ on¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: teo¹ on¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thau-an
    • Tâi-lô: thau-an
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tau'afn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰau³³ an³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tho͘-an
    • Tâi-lô: thoo-an
    • Phofsit Daibuun: to'afn
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thio-an
    • Tâi-lô: thio-an
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tioi'afn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰio³³ an³³/

Verb

偷安

1. to seek temporary ease; to shirk responsibility

Related terms

• 苟安 (gǒu'ān)