méi​qī​hè​zǐ

hermit life

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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