安然无恙 ān rán wú yàng safe and sound

Explanation

恙：病。原指人平安没有疾病。现泛指事物平安未遭损害。

Yàng: illness. Originally, it meant that a person was safe and healthy. Now, it generally refers to things that are safe and undamaged.

Origin Story

公元前266年，赵惠文王去世，太子丹继位即赵孝成王，由太后赵威后执政。秦国进攻赵国，赵威后把小儿子长安君送到齐国当人质换取齐国的军事援助。危机过后，齐王派使者到赵国。赵威后先问齐国收成，然后再问齐王的身体是否无恙。齐王听到赵威后的询问，感到十分温暖，他知道赵威后是关心他，担心他在赵国为质期间是否安然无恙，于是便回答说：“我一切都好，多谢你的关心。”赵威后听后，脸上露出了笑容，她知道，齐王是真心实意地关心着赵国，他们之间的关系是牢不可破的。

gōng yuán qián 266 nián, zhào huì wén wáng qù shì, tài zǐ dān jì wèi jí zhào xiào chéng wáng, yóu tài hòu zhào wēi hòu zhí zhèng. qín guó jìn gōng zhào guó, zhào wēi hòu bǎ xiǎo ér zi cháng ān jūn sòng dào qí guó dāng rén zhì huàn qǔ qí guó de jūn shì yuán zhù. wēi jī guò hòu, qí wáng pài shǐ zhě dào zhào guó. zhào wēi hòu xiān wèn qí guó shōu chéng, rán hòu zài wèn qí wáng de shēn tǐ shì fǒu wú yàng. qí wáng tīng dào zhào wēi hòu de xún wèn, gǎn dào fēn cháng wēn nuǎn, tā zhī dào zhào wēi hòu shì guān xīn tā, dān xīn tā zài zhào guó wéi zhì jī qiān shì fǒu ān rán wú yàng, yú shì biàn huí dá shuō: “wǒ yī qiè dōu hǎo, duō xiè nǐ de guān xīn.” zhào wēi hòu tīng hòu, liǎn shàng lòu chū le xiào róng, tā zhī dào, qí wáng shì zhēn xīn shí yì de guān xīn zhe zhào guó, tā men zhī jiān de guān xì shì láo bù kě pò de.

In 266 BC, Zhao Huaiwen Wang died, the Crown Prince Dan ascended the throne as Zhao Xiaocheng Wang, and the Empress Dowager Zhao Weihou ruled. The Qin state attacked the Zhao state, and Zhao Weihou sent her youngest son, Chang'an Jun, as a hostage to Qi in exchange for military aid from Qi. After the crisis, the King of Qi sent an envoy to the Zhao state. Zhao Weihou first asked about the harvest in Qi, and then asked if the King of Qi was well. The King of Qi felt very cared for when he heard Zhao Weihou's question. He knew that she cared about him and was worried about whether he was safe and sound during his time as a hostage in the Zhao state. Therefore, he replied,

Usage

这个成语一般用来形容一个人在经历了危险或者困难之后，最终平安无事，没有受到任何伤害。

zhè ge chéng yǔ yī bān yòng lái xíng róng yī ge rén zài jīng lì le wēi xiǎn huò zhě kùn nan zhī hòu, zhōng yú píng ān wú shì, méi yǒu shòu dào rè hé shāng hài.

This idiom is usually used to describe a person who has gone through danger or difficulty and is finally safe and sound without any harm.

Examples

  • 他经历了千难万险，终于安然无恙地回到了家乡。

    tā jīng lì le qiān nán wàn xiǎn, zhōng yú ān rán wú yàng de huí dào le jiā xiāng.

    He went through thousands of dangers and finally returned home safe and sound.

  • 经过医生的精心治疗，病人安然无恙地康复了。

    jīng guò yī shēng de jīng xīn zhì liáo, bìng rén ān rán wú yàng de kāng fù le.

    After careful treatment by the doctor, the patient recovered safe and sound.

Related Idioms

  • 平安无事

  • 安然无事

  • 安然如故

Opposite Idioms

  • 九死一生

  • 在劫难逃

  • 危在旦夕