on1 lok6 caa4 faan6安樂茶飯安乐茶饭
Jyutpingon1 lok6 caa4 faan6
Yaleōn lohk chàh faahn
Definition
A stable, peaceful, and secure life, especially with a reliable source of livelihood.
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How it's used
Literally referring to eating tea and rice in peace, this expression captures the cultural value placed on stability and freedom from anxiety. It is frequently used to describe the basic state of having a reliable income and a home free from conflict. It carries a slightly nostalgic or humble tone, implying that the speaker simply wants a quiet, predictable existence rather than wealth or fame.
Examples
Found a job, finally I can have a peaceful life.
You are always causing trouble, how can you expect a peaceful life?
Related words
Common phrases
to live a peaceful and stable life
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a literal meal. While it contains the words for tea and rice, it is an idiom for a stable life, not a specific dish or a dining experience.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
