Definition

1. Verb:
   • To live in peace, to settle down peacefully: "an cư" refers to the act of establishing a stable, peaceful, and secure life in a particular place. It implies a state of tranquility and stability in one's dwelling and livelihood.
   • To reside permanently, to establish a settled home: It can also denote the action of taking up permanent residence, often after a period of movement or uncertainty.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau nhiều năm bôn ba, cuối cùng họ cũng tìm được nơi để an cư. (After many years of wandering, they finally found a place to settle down and live in peace.)
  • Muốn phát triển kinh tế, trước hết người dân phải được an cư. (For economic development, people must first be able to live in stable, peaceful settlements.)
  • Ông bà tôi đã an cư tại ngôi làng này từ hơn năm mươi năm trước. (My grandparents settled down in this village over fifty years ago.)

Advanced Usage

• "An cư lạc nghiệp": A classical four-word idiom meaning "to live in peace and enjoy one's work" or "to settle down and thrive in one's career." It describes the ideal state where a stable home life leads to a prosperous vocation.
  • Chính sách của nhà nước nhằm giúp người dân an cư lạc nghiệp. (The government's policy aims to help people live in peace and prosper in their work.)

Variants and Related Words

• Định cư (verb): To settle, to establish permanent residence. This is a close synonym but can have a stronger connotation of official or permanent settlement, sometimes used in legal contexts like immigration.
  • Gia đình họ định cư ở nước ngoài. (Their family settled abroad.)
• Ổn định (verb/adjective): To stabilize; stable. This is a broader term for achieving stability in general, which can be a prerequisite for "an cư."
• Cư trú (verb): To reside, to dwell. This is a more neutral, formal term for living somewhere, without the inherent connotation of peace and stability found in "an cư."

Synonyms

• Sống yên ổn: To live peacefully and securely.
• Ở ổn định: To live/stay stably.

Related Phrases

• Nơi an cư: A place of peaceful settlement; a peaceful dwelling place.
  • Họ đang tìm kiếm một nơi an cư lý tưởng. (They are looking for an ideal place to settle down peacefully.)

Related Idioms

• "An cư lạc nghiệp": As mentioned above, this is the primary and most significant idiom associated with "an cư." It encapsulates a fundamental Confucian-inspired ideal for societal harmony and personal fulfillment.

verb

1. to live in peace
   • an cư lạc nghiệp
     to live in peace and work injoy