入土為安

Chinese

		to be buried; to be interred	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how
trad. (入土為安/入土爲安)		入土	為/爲	安
simp. (入土为安)		入土	为	安

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rùtǔwéi'ān

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jap⁶ tou² wai⁴ on¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rùtǔwéi'ān
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rùtǔwéi-an
    • Wade–Giles: ju⁴-tʻu³-wei²-an¹
    • Yale: rù-tǔ-wéi-ān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruhtuuweian
    • Palladius: жутувэйань (žutuvɛjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu⁵¹ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jap⁶ tou² wai⁴ on¹
    • Yale: yahp tóu wàih ōn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jap⁹ tou² wai⁴ on¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeb⁶ tou² wei⁴ on¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐp̚² tʰou̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

入土為安

1. (of a deceased person) to be buried so that they can rest in peace