安土重迁

Traditional: 安土重遷

ān tǔ zhòng qiān

Dictionary entry

to hate to leave a place where one has lived long

What does 安土重迁 mean?

安土重迁 (ān tǔ zhòng qiān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to hate to leave a place where one has lived long

2to be attached to one's native land and unwilling to leave it

Character breakdown

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安Ānsurname An 土Tǔsurname Tu · Tu ethnic group 重chóngto repeat · repetition 迁qiānto move · to shift

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安土重迁

ān tǔ zhòng qiān

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