偷安

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tōu'ān
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡㄢ
  - 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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    偷安
    偷襲 / 偷袭
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

to seek temporary ease; to shirk responsibility

Related terms

苟安 (gǒu'ān)

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