lí​sú

to withdraw from the world

  • created sense approved 离俗/離俗 · lí​sú · to withdraw from the world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    离俗 / 離俗

    lí​sú

    to withdraw from the world

    To distance oneself from worldly life or social conventions; to live in seclusion

    离 (literal) → 离/離 · lí · to leave 俗 (literal) → 俗 · sú · secular

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  • created sense approved 离俗/離俗 · lí​sú · extraordinary — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    离俗 / 離俗

    lí​sú

    extraordinary

    To be different from the common or ordinary; refined and unconventional

    离 (literal) → 离/離 · lí · to leave 俗 (literal) → 俗 · sú · vulgar

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  • created sense approved 离俗/離俗 · lí​sú · to renounce the world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    离俗 / 離俗

    lí​sú

    to renounce the world

    To leave home and enter a monastery; to become a monk or nun

    离 (literal) → 离/離 · lí · to leave 俗 (literal) → 俗 · sú · secular

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