méi​qī​hè​zǐ

hermit life

Senses

梅妻鹤子/ 梅妻鶴子 méi​qī​hè​zǐ hermit life

Taking the plum tree as a wife and the crane as a child; refers to a scholar who lives in seclusion or a person with high moral integrity. This expression originates from the story of the Song Dynasty poet 林逋 lín​bū who lived as a hermit on Orphan Hill by Hangzhou's West Lake.

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synonym 梅妻鹤子/梅妻鶴子 妻梅子鹤/妻梅子鶴
synonym 梅妻鹤子/梅妻鶴子 梅鹤因缘/梅鶴因緣