安分 [－－]

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Pinyin ān fèn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. content with one's lot
  2. knowing one's place
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    安守本分​，​唔​做​啲​超出​自己​範​圍​嘅​事
    law-abiding; not going beyond one's bounds
    • 安分守己
      安分守己
      to know one's place
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    knowing one's place; not going beyond one's bounds; content with one's lot; law-abiding
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    现在许多年轻人工作都不太安分，朋友的儿子大学毕业不到两年，已经换了五个工作了。
    現在許多年輕人工作都不太安分，朋友的兒子大學畢業不到兩年，已經換了五個工作了。
    xiàn zài xǔ duō nián qīng rén gōng zuò dōu bù tài ān fèn ， péng you de ér zi dà xué bì yè bù dào liǎng nián ， yǐ jīng huàn le wǔ gè gōng zuò le 。
    • These days many young people work without much focus; my friend's son hadn't gone two years after graduating before he'd changed jobs five times.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    学师至紧要安分守己，唔好下下谂住自立门户。
    學師至緊要安分守己，唔好下下諗住自立門户。
    hok6 si1 zi3 gan2 jiu3 on1 fan6 sau2 gei2, m4 hou2 haa5 haa5 nam2 zyu6 zi6 laap6 mun4 wu6.
    • The most important thing as an apprentice is to know your place and stay within your bounds. Don't think about setting up your own business all the time.
  2. Cantonese
    安分守己
    安分守己
    • to know one's place