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Open the tool →潜山隐市 (qián shān yǐn shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in seclusion, whether in the mountains or hidden within a city”.
潜山隐市 is pronounced qián shān yǐn shì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 潜山隐市 means “submerge in mountains, hide in markets”. It is used to mean “to live in seclusion, whether in the mountains or hidden within a city”.
潜:深藏。在山林中潜迹,在市井中隐身