長治久安

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	to rule; to govern; to manage to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal	(long) time; (long) duration of time	content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how
trad. (長治久安)		長	治	久	安
simp. (长治久安)		长	治	久	安
anagram		久安長治／久安长治

Etymology

From a memorial to Emperor Wen of Han by Jia Yi, recorded in The Book of Han:

建久安之勢，成長治之業，以承祖廟，以奉六親，至孝也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

建久安之势，成长治之业，以承祖庙，以奉六亲，至孝也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: mid-2nd century BCE, 賈誼, 治安策

Jiàn jiǔ'ān zhī shì, chéng chángzhì zhī yè, yǐ chéng zǔmiào, yǐ fèng liùqīn, zhìxiào yě. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chángzhìjiǔ'ān

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴ zi⁶ gau² on¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiông-tī-kiú-an

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chángzhìjiǔ'ān
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chángjhìhjiǒu-an
  - Wade–Giles: chʻang²-chih⁴-chiu³-an¹
  - Yale: cháng-jr̀-jyǒu-ān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngjyhjeouan
  - Palladius: чанчжицзю’ань (čančžiczju’anʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coeng⁴ zi⁶ gau² on¹
  - Yale: chèuhng jih gáu ōn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴ dzi⁶ gau² on¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴ ji⁶ geo² on¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡siː²² kɐu̯³⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiông-tī-kiú-an
  - Tâi-lô: tiông-tī-kiú-an
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongdixkiwafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ti⁴¹⁻²² kiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ an³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ¹³⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ti³³⁻¹¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ²³⁻³³ ti³³⁻²¹ kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

Idiom

長治久安

long-term peace and stability; prolonged political stability
- 彼所謂君者，非有四目兩喙，鱗頭而羽臂也，狀貎咸與人同，則夫人固可爲也。今奪人之所好，聚人之所爭，慢藏誨盗，冶容誨淫，欲長治久安，得乎？ [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  彼所谓君者，非有四目两喙，鳞头而羽臂也，状貌咸与人同，则夫人固可为也。今夺人之所好，聚人之所争，慢藏诲盗，冶容诲淫，欲长治久安，得乎？ [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. 1300, 鄧牧, 《君道》 (The Tao of Sovereigns)
  Bǐ suǒwèi jūn zhě, fēi yǒu sì mù liǎng huì, lín tóu ér yǔ bì yě, zhuàngní xián yǔ rén tóng, zé fúrén gù kě wéi yě. Jīn duó rén zhī suǒ hào, jù rén zhī suǒ zhēng, màn cáng huì dào, yěróng huì yín, yù chángzhìjiǔ'ān, dé hū? [Pinyin]
  A so-called sovereign isn't someone with four eyes and two mouths, a scaled head or feathered arms. His appearance is entirely human—so any ordinary person could hold that position. Yet now [these rulers] seize what others cherish, hoard what others compete for. [As I Ching goes,] careless hoarding invites theft, and seductive appearances incite lust. With such conduct, how could they hope to achieve lasting peace and orderly governance!