created sense approved 曳尾涂中/曳尾塗中 · yèwěitúzhōng · to live in seclusion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
曳尾涂中 / 曳尾塗中
yèwěitúzhōng
to live in seclusion
To live a poor but free and simple life rather than a high-status life with many restrictions; literally "to drag one's tail in the mud."
yìwěitúzhōng
曳 (literal) → 曳 · yè · to drag 尾 (literal) → 尾 · wěi · tail 涂 (literal) → 涂/塗 · tú · mud 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle
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created sense approved 曳尾涂中/曳尾塗中 · yèwěitúzhōng · to drag out a survival — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
曳尾涂中 / 曳尾塗中
yèwěitúzhōng
to drag out a survival
To barely manage to stay alive, often in a humble or ignoble way; to drag out one's existence
yìwěitúzhōng
曳 (literal) → 曳 · yè · to drag 尾 (literal) → 尾 · wěi · tail 涂 (literal) → 涂/塗 · tú · mud 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition