Seeking ambition in seclusion
Seeking ambition in seclusion is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is y ǐ NJ ū Qi ú zh ì, which means to live in seclusion and not be an official in order to realize one's own wish. From the Analects of Confucius Ji Shi.
The origin of Idioms
In the Analects of Confucius by Lu kongqiu in the spring and Autumn period, it is said that "living in seclusion for his ambition and doing justice for his way."
Idiom usage
As a predicate; of a hermit
Examples
It's him. It's to show that the main media is in the world. Shao Bian by Liu Kezhuang in Song Dynasty
Seeking ambition in seclusion
It's easy to hide an open gun, but hard to defend a hidden one - míng qiāng hǎo duǒ,àn jiàn nán fáng
try by various tricks to find favour with - chuǎi hé féng yíng