guī​yǐn

to live in seclusion

  • created sense approved 归隐/歸隱 · guī​yǐn · to live in seclusion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归隐 / 歸隱

    guī​yǐn

    to live in seclusion

    To return to one's native place or the countryside to live as a hermit; traditionally refers to a scholar or official retiring from public life to live in the mountains or forests.

    归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to return 隐 (literal) → 隐/隱 · yǐn · to hide

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