曳尾涂中 yèwěitúzhōng to live in seclusion Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 曳 yè to drag (bound form) to drag; to pull; to trail尾 wěi noun tail (bound form) tail of an animal涂 塗 tú mud (bound form) Mud or mire; also refers to silty beaches or tidal flats formed by sediment.中 zhōng locative middle middle; center; within; among; inside a range or period of time