







萧然尘外 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be completely detached from worldly concerns and mundane affairs”. To be serene and untroubled by the common run of things. Literally, “Serene beyond the mundane world”.

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Open the tool →萧然尘外 (xiāo rán chén wài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be completely detached from worldly concerns and mundane affairs”.
萧然尘外 is pronounced xiāo rán chén wài in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 萧然尘外 means “Serene beyond the mundane world”. It is used to mean “to be completely detached from worldly concerns and mundane affairs”.
萧然:清静寂寞的样子;尘:尘世。形容极为超脱,不被俗情杂物所累