梅妻鶴子
méi​qī​hè​zǐ

hermit life

  • created reference approved 梅妻鹤子/梅妻鶴子 → 妻梅子鹤/妻梅子鶴 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    梅妻鹤子 / 梅妻鶴子 méi​qī​hè​zǐ

    妻梅子鹤 / 妻梅子鶴 qī​méi​zǐ​hè

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 梅妻鹤子/梅妻鶴子 → 梅鹤因缘/梅鶴因緣 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    梅妻鹤子 / 梅妻鶴子 méi​qī​hè​zǐ

    梅鹤因缘 / 梅鶴因緣 méi​hè​yīn​yuán

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  • created sense approved 梅妻鹤子/梅妻鶴子 · méi​qī​hè​zǐ · hermit life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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|林逋|lin2 bu1]] who lived as a hermit on Orphan Hill by Hangzhou's West Lake.

    梅 (literal) → 梅 · méi · plum 妻 (literal) → 妻 · qī · wife 鹤 (literal) → 鹤/鶴 · hè · crane 子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · son

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