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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「偷安旦夕」, with its explanation below.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「偷安旦夕」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

To seek peace and security: to live in compromise and comfort; day and night: morning and evening, describing a short period of time. Just seeking temporary comfort.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tōu ān dàn xī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tau1 on1 daan3 jik6

The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.