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

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• 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

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

Synonyms

• (to lead a secluded life):

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• 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)