梅妻鹤子 — “Plum wife and crane son”
梅妻鹤子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a reclusive and refined life, often implying a noble character detached from worldly pursuits; to take plums as wife and cranes as children as a metaphor for a pure and solitary existence”. Literally, “plum wife and crane son”.
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What does 梅妻鹤子 mean?
梅妻鹤子 (méi qī hè zǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a reclusive and refined life, often implying a noble character detached from worldly pursuits; to take plums as wife and cranes as children as a metaphor for a pure and solitary existence”.
How do you pronounce 梅妻鹤子?
梅妻鹤子 is pronounced méi qī hè zǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 梅妻鹤子 literally mean?
Literally, 梅妻鹤子 means “plum wife and crane son”. It is used to mean “to live a reclusive and refined life, often implying a noble character detached from worldly pursuits; to take plums as wife and cranes as children as a metaphor for a pure and solitary existence”.
What is the Chinese definition of 梅妻鹤子?
以梅为妻，以鹤为子。比喻清高或隐居。宋·林逋隐居西湖孤山，植梅养鹤，终生不娶，人谓“梅妻鹤子”。