Hiding behind the scenes

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.