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Today, we explore the idiom 「於安思危」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Yu: to be in; Si: to think. Although we are in a safe environment, we still think about the possibility of danger. It means to be mentally prepared to deal with unexpected events at any time.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yú ān sī wēi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yu1 on1 si1 ngai4
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