quietly

quietly

The Chinese idiom, Hu ā zh ē Li ǔ y ǐ n in pinyin, means to walk quietly without being seen. From a dream of Red Mansions.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 61 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "after hearing this, Wu Er wanted to give some to Fang Guan, so he wrapped another half of it in paper. At dusk, when there were few people, he came to find Fang Guan

Idiom usage

To walk quietly. Examples Hu Wenhuan's Qun Yin Lei Xuan · Diao Fu Ji · Ruji Diao Fu: "flowers cover the willows and guard against the arrival of people, looking for Changshan Baofu."