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入土为安

rù tǔ wéi ān

4-character word Traditional 入土為安

What 入土为安 means

1. buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)

The characters in 入土为安

• 入rùto enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入时
• 土tǔearth; dust; clay
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 安ān(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health

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