Hiding behind the scenes
Li ǎ NY ǐ NGT á ox í ng is a Chinese idiom, which means to hide one's body and means to live in seclusion. It comes from the song Ji Ji Ji Nan Xu Zhou Xin'an Wang by Liang Jiang Yan of the Southern Dynasty.
Idiom usage
To act as a predicate or attributive
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: disappear antonym: make a comeback
The origin of Idioms
In the Southern Dynasty, Liang and Jiang Yan's play notes on the king of Xin'an in southern Xuzhou: "Fang Lianying escaped from the shadow, and Kuang sat under the canopy, so he was exposed to the smoke and the light of the sun and the moon."
Idiom explanation
Hidden body. This is a metaphor for living in seclusion.
Hiding behind the scenes
change filial obedience into allegiance - yí xiào zuò zhōng
harbour talent to await employment - xí zhēn dài pìn
People die for money, birds die for food - rén wèi cái sǐ,niǎo wèi shí
ask about taboos and bans upon arrival in a foreign country - rù jìng wèn jìn
discard the old ways of life in favour of the new - gé jiù dǐng xīn