To live in seclusion

To live in seclusion

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ù NSH ì ch á NGW ǎ ng, which means to live in seclusion for a long time. It comes from the preface to the 80th birthday of Cheng Weng in Bai'an by Gui Youguang of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

GUI Youguang's preface to the 80th birthday of Cheng Weng in Bai'an in the Ming Dynasty: "how many virtuous officials and talented people can he see? How many scholars are reclusive to the world

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in seclusion.