📖 Meaning
To set up a home and establish residence in a new place, settling there permanently. It describes the act of moving to a new location and making it one's long-term home.
📜 Origin Story
The phrase appears in Guo Moruo's historical novel 'Zheng Chenggong' (郑成功), Chapter 4, where it is used to describe the prospect of settlers moving to Taiwan. Guo Moruo, a prominent 20th-century Chinese writer and historian, depicted the early colonists who could harvest multiple crops per year in Taiwan. The idiom reflects the encouragement for people to settle and build lasting homes in newly developed frontier lands.
💡 Example Usage
他大学毕业后决定在南方这座小城安家落户。
After graduating from college, he decided to settle down and make this small southern city his permanent home.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 安家落户
- Pinyin: ān jiā luò hù
- Literal Translation: settle, home, establish, residence
- Category: Lifestyle
- Characters: 4