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Open the tool →藏之名山 (cáng zhī míng shān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to preserve one's valuable writings in a secluded place”.
藏之名山 is pronounced cáng zhī míng shān in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 藏之名山 means “Hide it in a famous mountain”. It is used to mean “to preserve one's valuable writings in a secluded place”.
把著作藏在名山传给志趣相投的人。形容著作极有价值。