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Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「安常處順」, as shown below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「安常處順」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

An: accustomed to; Chu: live, reside; Shun: suitable, as desired. Get used to a stable life and be in a smooth situation.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

ān cháng chù shùn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

on1 seung4 chyu5 seun6

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