What do you mean settle down?

To settle down means to have a stable life and a spiritual sustenance.

Source: Songshi Daoyuan "Jingde Dengchuan Record" Volume 10: The monk asked: "The scholar is not on the ground, what is it?" Shi Yun: "Where do you live?"

Interpretation: The monk asked, "What will happen to those who are good at learning and have achieved academic success, sitting instead of sitting on the floor?" The teacher said, "Where do you put your life and spirit?"

Example: Shi Ming Nai 'an's "Water Margin" episode II: This is a side court where people can settle down after being hired.

Interpretation: It is a border area, and it is enough to settle down when people are needed.

Extended data:

Synonym for settling down.

1. Settle down and start a business: it refers to starting a family and establishing a foundation or career. It also refers to working and living in one place for a long time.

Liang Bin talks about creation at random (preface): So I packed my bags and went south to Kanto, where I dug ginseng and gold, saved some money, and came back to settle down, ready for revenge.

2. Living and working in peace and contentment: refers to the way people live a stable and happy life, which is a metaphor for stable life and happy work.

Liao Chengzhi's Letter to Mr. Jiang Jingguo: "Compatriots in Taiwan Province Province can live and work in peace and contentment, people of all ethnic groups on both sides of the strait can solve the pain of separation of flesh and blood, and their predecessors in Taiwan Province and mainland tourists coming to Taiwan can also find their own positions, which is conducive to stability in the Asia-Pacific region and world peace."

3, the body has reached life: I can see the fate of my life, I am not worried, I was born extraordinary. Also refers to the place to live.

Shi Ming Nai 'an's "Water Margin" Chapter 90: A few years ago, everyone knew that he was a man who had reached his destiny.

4. Settle down: means to settle down in a new place and live for a long time. This also means that organisms are moved to new places to grow and reproduce.

Chapter 4 of Guo Moruo's Zheng Chenggong: Taiwan Province can receive two or three seasons every year, and we can settle down as long as we work hard for a few months.