退隱

Chinese

		retreat; to decline; to move back retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw	secret; hidden; concealed
trad. (退隱)		退	隱
simp. (退隐)		退	隐
anagram		隱退／隐退

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tuìyǐn

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): teoi³ jan²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tuìyǐn
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tuèiyǐn
  - Wade–Giles: tʻui⁴-yin³
  - Yale: twèi-yǐn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueyyiin
  - Palladius: туйинь (tujinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: teoi³ jan²
  - Yale: teui yán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: toey³ jan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: têu³ yen²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɵy̯³³ jɐn³⁵/

Verb

退隱

(of an official, renowned person) to retire and lead a secluded life
to fade away and vanish

Synonyms

(to lead a secluded life):

屏居 (bǐngjū) (literary)
幽居 (yōujū) (literary)
幽棲／幽栖 (yōuqī) (literary)
杜門／杜门 (dùmén) (literary, figurative)
臥／卧 (wò) (literary)
臥雲／卧云 (wòyún) (literary)
豹隱／豹隐 (bàoyǐn) (literary)
辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
退居 (tuìjū) (literary)
遁世 (dùnshì) (literary)
遁跡／遁迹 (dùnjì) (literary)
避世 (bìshì)
閉門／闭门 (bìmén) (literary, figurative)
隱居／隐居 (yǐnjū)
隱逸／隐逸 (yǐnyì) (literary)

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