the desire to live the life of a recluse

the desire to live the life of a recluse

Jishan Zhizhi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī sh āī nzh ì, which means people who used to be praised and didn't want to be officials in troubled times. It comes from the book of Wu Zhi written by Cao Pi, Wei of the Three Kingdoms.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of Wu Zhi written by Wei Cao Pi of the Three Kingdoms period, it is said that "Wei Chang is a gentle man with only his own culture and quality, and he is indifferent to desires and has ambition to conquer the mountains."

Idiom usage

Emperor Wen asked, "why do you come here when you have heard of your ambition to build a mountain?" Xiu said, "if you think that you are a good scholar, but you don't have Yao's heart, how can you admire him?" The emperor is very happy. Biography of Xiangxiu in the book of Jin

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: jishanzhijie, jishanzhicao