go into seclusion

go into seclusion

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī Ji ā oju é y ó u, which means to refuse to make friends and live in seclusion. It's from the poem of returning home.

The origin of Idioms

Tao Qian, Jin Dynasty, wrote in his return speech: "come and go, please take a rest and make a trip. The world and I will leave each other. How can I ask for a return speech?"

Idiom usage

To live in seclusion.

Examples

Liu Sili He lived in Dongping, but he was not familiar with Du men. Wang Ming and Qing Dynasties, Song Dynasty