Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Peaceful, tranquil: Describes a state of calmness, quiet, and freedom from disturbance or turmoil.
   • Safe, secure: Indicates a condition of being free from danger, threat, or risk.
   • Settled, stable: Refers to a situation that is well-arranged, orderly, and established without problems.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cuộc sống ở đây rất yên ổn. (Life here is very peaceful.)
  • Sau cơn bão, mọi người mong muốn một nơi yên ổn để trú ẩn. (After the storm, people wanted a safe place to take refuge.)
  • Mọi công việc đã được sắp xếp yên ổn. (All the work has been arranged in a settled manner.)

Advanced Usage

• "yên ổn làm ăn": to do business peacefully and stably.
  • Người dân chỉ mong được yên ổn làm ăn. (The people only wish to do business in peace and stability.)
• "tâm trí yên ổn": a peaceful state of mind.
  • Thiền giúp tôi có được tâm trí yên ổn. (Meditation helps me achieve a peaceful state of mind.)

Variants and Related Words

• Yên lành (adj): peaceful, safe, and sound (often with a connotation of auspiciousness).
  • Một chuyến đi yên lành. (A safe and sound journey.)
• Ổn định (adj): stable, steady.
  • Tình hình chính trị ổn định. (The political situation is stable.)
• Bình yên (adj): peaceful, serene.
  • Một buổi sáng bình yên. (A peaceful morning.)

Synonyms

• Thanh bình: peaceful, tranquil.
• An toàn: safe, secure.
• Bình ổn: stable, calm.

Related Idioms

• "Trên bảo dưới nghe, nhà cửa yên ổn": (Literal: The top commands, the bottom listens, the house is peaceful.) When everyone follows orders harmoniously, the household is stable and peaceful.
• "Phép vua thua lệ làng": (Literal: The king's law yields to the village's custom.) This idiom highlights local stability and order, which can be a form of within a community.

adj

1. peaceful, safe